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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Unfortunately the PC's have a majority so they will go to the last possible minute before calling an election.
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Playing with election dates the way they do does a great job of preventing a lot of potentially great candidates from running.
Someone who is interested in running has to commit in advance to drop everything at a moments notice in case an election is called. This means their work has to suffer for up to a year and they can't take a single vacation or plan anything in advance because some time in 2016 there will likely be an election.
I know politicians of all stripes love the power of being able to game the election date to their advantage but it is so frustrating for anyone who wants to enter politics. (Other than career politicians of course)