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Election ’08 Ad Watch: Jack Attaque
I don’t intend to review all the Quebec ads that come out this campaign since, by most of the definitions offered, I’m not a member of the Quebec nation. I will do a quick overview of them at some point, if only to get an idea of the Quebec strategies the parties are using. But […]
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They’ll go Neg
I signed up for the Conservative Party’s e-mail list before the campaign started and got this today: There will be fiery speeches. There will be ads. There will be custom web sites. And the Liberal War Room will be issuing a flurry of messages to reporters covering the Conservative campaign. The tone will be dark. […]
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Election ’08 Ad Watch: Harpernomics
The Liberals finally drop the gloves: First Impressions: This must be one of those fun Where’s Waldo videos…now where did they hide Stephane? Ad Intent: Attack Harper and frame The Green Shift as an economic issue. Tagline: Let’s get started. (I have yet to see a strong tagline/slogan from any of the parties so far […]
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If McCain wants a Sarah Palin stand-in…
…he knows who to ask. One of the best SNL sketches in years.
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Famous Last Words
“My own belief is if we were gong to have some kind of big crash or recession, we probably would have had it by now.” –Stephen Harper
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Week 1 in Review: Gone to the Birds
On the Net: The most attention was on the now-dismembered notaleader.ca, for obvious reasons, but the Liberals also launched promisebreakers.ca and scandalpedia.ca. On a more positive note, ThisIsDion was also launched. Quote of the Week: Stephen Harper – “Do you like handcuffs?” Guess Who’s Back? Ed’s Back! Jack Layton dropped his first “Ed Broadbent” reference […]
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Awful Mental Images
Stephen Harper: “Do you like handcuffs?”
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Seat Projections
Since 538 rocks my world, I figured it might be fun to try something similar for the federal campaign, so I’ve developed a seat projection system that uses a probabalistic approach. Here’s the explanation, in as plain English as I could put it. Feel free to e-mail me or ask for clarification in the comments […]
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My projections show Harper’s diesel tax cut won’t make a difference…
…mind you, my projections are based on the assumption that he won’t actually cut the tax: But it turns out that the Conservative research underpinning Mr. Harper’s forecast of a carbon tax-induced recession isn’t all that recent. While the Liberals’ proposed income tax cuts might spur economic growth, the Conservative leader also said he is […]
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No Fixed Election Dates…But Fixed Withdrawal Dates – Hell Yeah!
“You know that we can’t set arbitrary deadlines and simply wish for the best.” -Stephen Harper (May 2007) “You have to put an end date on these things.” -Stephen Harper (Election time) hat tip – Wheery, again