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Baraka_Guru · 04-26-2011, 04:03 AM

Yes, it's pretty exciting; it's like Ignatieff is now eating his words from the debate, when he suggested on two occasions that the NDP will always be an opposition party and that they'd never govern. Layton pointed out on both occasions the arrogance of these statements, and it was at that point that I decided I could not vote for the Liberals. I refuse to vote for a party whose leader was that arrogant (and ignorant).

Now it seems to be biting him in the ass. The most recent poll puts the NDP 4 points ahead of the Liberals and 7 points within the Conservatives.

I would love to see the NDP as the Official Opposition for a change, and I would welcome a coalition lead by them.

Fuck it, it'd even welcome the longshot: an NDP minority. We just need the Conservatives to shoot themselves in the foot at the last minute.

I hope most Canadian voters now realize that a vote for the NDP isn't a wasted vote. As their campaign suggests, you do have a choice. Recent polling puts NDP way in the lead as a second choice (25%, where 31% say "none"), so if both the Liberals and the Conservatives both turn off voters further, the NDP could gain even more momentum.

04-26-2011, 04:03 AM	#34 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Yes, it's pretty exciting; it's like Ignatieff is now eating his words from the debate, when he suggested on two occasions that the NDP will always be an opposition party and that they'd never govern. Layton pointed out on both occasions the arrogance of these statements, and it was at that point that I decided I could not vote for the Liberals. I refuse to vote for a party whose leader was that arrogant (and ignorant). Now it seems to be biting him in the ass. The most recent poll puts the NDP 4 points ahead of the Liberals and 7 points within the Conservatives. I would love to see the NDP as the Official Opposition for a change, and I would welcome a coalition lead by them. Fuck it, it'd even welcome the longshot: an NDP minority. We just need the Conservatives to shoot themselves in the foot at the last minute. I hope most Canadian voters now realize that a vote for the NDP isn't a wasted vote. As their campaign suggests, you do have a choice. Recent polling puts NDP way in the lead as a second choice (25%, where 31% say "none"), so if both the Liberals and the Conservatives both turn off voters further, the NDP could gain even more momentum. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 04-26-2011 at 04:08 AM..