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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I really hate that it is all about winning and power. Do whatever ti takes to appeal to whatever segment of vote you need, whether it is good policy, or part of the core of your beliefs. You can see this with Harper's home reno credit. Its totally at odds with his market agenda, but will get him votes with the dullards, so he does it. It's infuriating and depressing.
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Yeah, it feels as though rather than electing a political party that upholds an actual platform to appeal to and represent voters, in the conservatives Canadians have elected an election-winning-machine whose main platform is continuing to win elections. To compete, other parties may also need to become similar election-winning machines with the same mandate and tactics. Ultimately, which election-winning-machine holds power in Ottawa will be determined by having more money to dump into marketing and more influence biasing the electoral process as a privilege of incumbency. And, the swing voters are those who don't take any real interest in politics or the government, so none of the discussions in this thread are likely to make any difference in the least.
Joyful. Welcome to American politics Canada!