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Originally Posted by Jacks
Keep in mind that for much of that time the NDP was a fringe party so the Liberals owned most of the left and centre left. Then in the early 90's the right fractured into 2 camps that allowed the Libs to occupy the dead centre. Now that their is only one right - centre right option the Libs need to drift a bit left and eat the NDP's lunch to win. I agree though that if they go too far they will cede more of the centre to the Cons then they already have. Quite the balancing act really.
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I totally disagree. I think the Liberal Party could be quite effective in reclaiming the center by focusing on fiscally conservative policies. As we have seen the current CPC really hasn't been able to claim any right to the fiscally responsible portion of the political spectrum... just the best option of those available.