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Originally Posted by edslunch
If I'm Harper I'm trying to decide if things are going to get better or worse by October considering Duffy(-), Budget(possibly big -), income splitting putting $ in pockets (+). I could see him spinning economic uncertainty, security uncertainty, need a steady hand, need a mandate, yadda yadda and pulling the trigger on a spring election. More risk waiting till fall
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I'm not sure if this is as big a vote-winner for Harper as you think. The vast majority of households will be no better off with income splitting. I can't imagine a tax cut that only benefits a relatively small percentage of the population is going to go over well at a time when the government is running a deficit.
If we have a spring election, I also wonder how much -- if at all -- voters will care about Harper violating his own fixed election date law for a second time.