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Joe Shlabotnik

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5. Not sure about that one myself.

Reply to Spazito (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 02:41 PM

Aug 2015

I tend to agree with you, and with conventional wisdom, that he should use every opportunity to get his message out there. However maybe his team is trying to show that he's going after Harper, and not fighting for the number 2 spot. It may be a risky strategy, and bad PR move at the moment, but then again maybe it'll be insignificant down the road.

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NDP surges past Conservatives, Liberals in latest poll [View all] Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2015 OP

Canada has 5 major federal parties and five different ways of thinking to vote for? Why not just keep it at two? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #1

It's a multi-party system which often comes with a parliamentary system of government n/t Spazito Aug 2015 #3

I hope so too... Spazito Aug 2015 #2

I'm of two minds on this issue Saviolo Aug 2015 #4

I see it as being too cautious in order to try and hold his lead... Spazito Aug 2015 #7

Not sure about that one myself. Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2015 #5

Canadians don't know him that well, imo... Spazito Aug 2015 #8

I agree with what you've said 100% laundry_queen Aug 2015 #9

Thank you! I really, really want him to do well and turf Harper... Spazito Aug 2015 #11

I guess the Harper bribe-bump was short lived. Saviolo Aug 2015 #6

Lets get that majority riverbendviewgal Aug 2015 #10

It'd be cool to see an NDP-Lib coalition. Still 11 weeks is a very long time. craigmatic Aug 2015 #12