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Old 05-03-2011, 01:39 PM   #4477
flambers
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
I'd say they won big, even though they ironically lost influence.

The NDP has grown from being a special interest fringe party with no hope of ever governing to Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and consequently the party best positioned to challenge the Tories in 2015.

What they won last night was opportunity. The opportunity to show they can be a legitimate governing alternative with a broad spectrum of support.

Now we get to see if they can hold that opportunity, or if they will piss it away.
NDP won big in Quebec, now they have limited influence and have lost power.

Really the only thing the NDP managed to do was to secure a Majority for Harper.

When the next election occurs, I would bet NDP will ultimately loss seats to the Liberals.

With so many new seats in Quebec it will be difficult to manage that aspect.
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