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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
IMO....the conservatives would not be pumping money into tv ad's if they didn't think there was an election soon. I don't think they want and election any time in the near future. The reason they are doing this is because one of the first things Dion said was, we will have an election as soon as possible.
That is my take on it.
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The other Mozzaball in this whole equation is the Budget and the Quebec provincial election.
There is a belief there will be an election call in Quebec near the end of this month or early next - the thinking is that the Cons Fed Budget is so bulletproof that it will give Charest what he needs to win about 2 weeks before the vote.
If Charest can win a majority in QC, I think you will see a fed election call within 7-14 days of that. If Charest loses small/big it doesnt matter, the Cons will be prepared to take C-288 to court.
Also, as per the ads - it was rumored on CPAC that the Cons had ads ready for Ignatieff and Rae ready to go right after the leadership debate depending on who one. They never expected Dion (who did who wasnt a Dion supporter) and so they had no adds ready. I think the only reason these ads are coming out now is that his only real issue has been Kyoto (dog - what a joke) and so they are using his previous inaction and his timid nature to attack his leadership qualities.
Is it strange to anyone else that before the last election Harper was villified as a war monger/bigot/racist/inadequate leader etc. and someone who would have been booted by the C's had they not won a minoriy and now in a turn about that can only happen in Canada, he now appears to be the one with the most leadership qualities and the Liberals, who's scare tactics worked for the longest time dont seem to be working anymore.
Dont be surprised to see those drum adds back in a kind of, "isnt it amazing what can change in a year".
This election, of all in the last 15 years will probably be the most fun to watch because there are 2 players in the game for once.
MYK