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Originally Posted by HOZ
I can understand voting for NDP. At least they had a platform and ideas, as bad as they were/are.
Let just forget the 12 years of curruption and sleeze..... 
What platform did the Liberals have other than Harper is a kitten eating monster? |
I don't profess to know anyone else's situation, but perhaps they had an exceptional candidate in their riding, that GASP! wasn't a Tory. Maybe they had an idiot candidate that was a Tory (see Tony Clement). Maybe they were concerned with Harper's stance on medicare. Actually taking the time to consider their options is a sign of intelligence, blindly voting for a party no matter the candidate, platform, etc. is ignorance.
Locally, the best candidate for my riding was a Liberal. He voted against party lines with gun registry and same sex marriage, because that is what his constituents wanted. He sacrificed his own political career (no cabinet post even though 4x an MP) because his constituents came first. However, I couldn't put an 'x' beside his name, because I couldn't support Martin. There are other options than Tory Blue, and other reasons why some may vote Liberal/NDP/Green/Bloc