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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
The path to victory for the NDP was to convince enough right-wing voters that the conservative party was simply a non-starter with Smith at the helm. If you don't get past that first hurdle, you have lost the election without any doubt. These aren't mild conservatives or lean-right centrists. This is a population who has voted for a right-wing majority without fail for over fifty years.
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I'm just not sure you're going to ever really get to the established right wing voters, without demonstrating to them they have a viable alternative at the same time. If you don't, all you get is people circling the wagons.
Like I said, it's not like I think hammering on Smith was a bad strategy...but it seemed to be their ONLY strategy. Instead of throwing out the same attack ad 100 times a day, maybe mix a few positive/platform messages in there too, so people know what you actually stand for.