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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The Tory strategy was basically two pronged. Make it a Harper vs. Justin issue, and then focus on the economy and make it an argument of Trudeau's debt and deficits against Harper's balanced budget. The first part worked, the second didn't. Trudeau managed to avoid saying something stupid again, which also helped the Liberals.
The first part, in fact, may have worked too well. If Harper hadn't completely dismantled the NDP, it's probably a Conservative minority.
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I found those 'he's just not ready' ads both the most memorable and the most condescending, and I suspect they actually solved Trudeau's biggest problem, up until then he did appear to be just a bit lightweight, those ads gave him political gravitas.