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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I'm betting we see a NDP government in Ontario. I honestly don't think that Wynne has much of a chance of anything except resigning the day after the election.
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Then you, like many others, have not been paying attention.
The 3 standards will keep Wynne in power:
1 - Long memories. If it's not how bad Rae was it is how worse Harris was. I still have left wing friends that spit on the ground every time they think of Rae days (last ON NDP government) and believe that the only to prevent "Harris part deux" is by voting Liberal en mass.
2 - The PCs have always (if not already) shoot themselves in the foot. If it's not arrogance (Eaves), then it's equal school funding (Tory), or cutting the public sector workforce (Huddak). Now it's infighting, corruption, scandal. They pick the wrong leader (2 in 4 chance of that) a lot of people will stay home.
3 - The tried and true Liberal playbook. A little fear mongering - PCs will take us back to the stone age, climate deniers, wage cutters, gut public schools, re-open the abortion issue. The NDP are not ready to govern, besides voting NDP is a waste. Only a vote for a Liberal will keep the PCs away. A little reminder how bad things were under Rae & Harris. Grandma Wynne and the Liberal party will take care of you.
The Liberals were trailing in polls at the outset of the last three elections. With all the craziness here lately she could easily win.