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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I find the NDP are the worst for trying to make a cult of personality around their leader. A lot of the signs I see in Ontario have "Mulcair" as the center point of the sign with the actual candidate's name being in small print.
It's almost like they are trying to pass the notion that their candidate doesn't matter because they will all have to answer to Mulcair. It rubs me the wrong way because no matter who the leader is, they are supposed to represent their constituents to the government, not the other way around.
All parties do it to a point though, but I find the NDP and the Greens to be the worst for it.
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I think its more common in spots where they haven't won seats before or have unknown running (and you have a relatively popular leader). People know Mulclair, they have no idea who Joe Schmo running in their riding is.
I'm in a riding with a current NDP MP and I don't think any of the signs say anything about Mulclair and the bigger ones have pictures of the candidate. The Liberal signs have a small blurb about Justin's team and the Conservative signs don't mention Harper at all.