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Originally Posted by Delgar
I think those "he's not ready" commercials have actually gotten to me. I watch him speak and I want him to be tougher, but not in a fake way. Maybe that's why I prefer Mulcair as a leader. I literally despise the NDP but I think Mulcair demonstrates the best leadership qualities. Thinking further I'd say he and May had the best performances, and I agree that Harper didn't lose and that's all he needed to do.
I wanted to see Trudeau with a performance that made this a real race, and I just didn't see it. His closing was laughable-- he's trying too hard in the wrong ways. He needs to be punchier and cause a stir. Just my own thoughts.
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I know what you mean I think, and I feel sort of similar. I have a preference for a guy who will come out and basically just say "with all due respect, that's complete BS" and then lay it out for his opponents. Unfortunately, it would be political suicide. People want to see a debate...but then if you actually started debating and taking it to your opponents you would be seen as being rude and never shutting up. Its not actually a debate at all, despite the name. He did get some good "That's simply not true" shots in against Harper, and while others here hated it, I thought the "9 Supreme Court Justices" line was a pretty solid one against Mulcair.
I have to say I didn't watch the whole thing, so I'm going by what little I did see and other reactions. Aside from this thread (to my utter shock!) Trudeau seems to have done well. Also widely thought is that Mulcair was brutal. I think that is because the attack ads set the bar so low that Trudeau couldn't possibly fail; I mean sure some people hate him, but the guy has been an MP for a number of years and despite the terrible actors in the ads he does have some intelligence and credibility. And Mulcair had this kind of honeymoon in the polls where the bar for him was just set too high I think. He simply isn't a charismatic, feel good kind of leader.
Like I say, I don't expect that this makes any huge difference in the longer term. I do think that it will give some people a reason not to discount Trudeau and the Liberals right away though.