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But the most recent CTV rolling Nanos poll has the Liberals at 32%, and the NDP and Conservatives at 31%. At the moment the poll showing the Conservatives close to a majority is a rogue poll that I'd want to see reflected in other polls before I'd put too much weight to it or start to analyze the reasons.
 
revsdd said:
But the most recent CTV rolling Nanos poll has the Liberals at 32%, and the NDP and Conservatives at 31%. At the moment the poll showing the Conservatives close to a majority is a rogue poll that I'd want to see reflected in other polls before I'd put too much weight to it or start to analyze the reasons.
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I was just going to post that. :)
 
Kimmio said:
Obama's top organizer says only Mulcair can beat Harper (US has a vested interest in our election, more than usual this time because of Keystone XL)
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Sad to say - but we should put someone into office who can work well with future-President Trump. In that light - Mr. Harper seems the better choice.[/QUOTE]
 
Kimmio said:
Obama's top organizer says only Mulcair can beat Harper (US has a vested interest in our election, more than usual this time because of Keystone XL)

http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/8187786?ir=Canada Politics
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Before anyone puts too much weight on that story, and just in case somebody reads your comment and not the story, it should be noted that Jeremy Bird - the Obama organizer in question - is not just observing; he's actively working for the NDP. So his comment is a partisan one from someone involved in the NDP campaign rather than an unbiased one from an observer.
 
revsdd said:
But the most recent CTV rolling Nanos poll has the Liberals at 32%, and the NDP and Conservatives at 31%. At the moment the poll showing the Conservatives close to a majority is a rogue poll that I'd want to see reflected in other polls before I'd put too much weight to it or start to analyze the reasons.
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Yes revsdd - it's rogue. Still - the results it suggests are worth praying for - at least according to a friend of mine (a former pastor).
 
Pr. Jae said:
Sad to say - but we should put someone into office who can work well with future-President Trump. In that light - Mr. Harper seems the better choice.
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I'm not sure any sane person, even a fairly right-wing one like Harper, will be able to work with The Donald. He's very much in a class of his own.
 
Pr. Jae said:
Sad to say - but we should put someone into office who can work well with future-President Trump. In that light - Mr. Harper seems the better choice.
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Ha! Or someone who can work with Bernie Sanders? In that case Mulcair's the one who can do that. (Sanders is a self described socialist progressive that, until a week ago, was surprisingly inching ahead of Hillary). It'll probably be Hillary who gets to be POTUS, I think. For Canadians - she made an important pronouncement the other day, opposing the Keystone XL pipeline, which has big opposition in the US, and which Harper promised that the US would eventually support. If a Republican does get in, if that's possible, it'll be Jeb Bush, I think. He comes off as the least nutty of the bunch (smarter by a mile than his brother but still conservative), who could sway undecided voters.
 
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Mendalla said:
I'm not sure any sane person, even a fairly right-wing one like Harper, will be able to work with The Donald. He's very much in a class of his own.
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I don't think he's really being taken seriously. His knowledge of foreign affairs makes Sarah Palin look like a genius. If he is being taken seriously, that's truly scary.
 
Ha! Or someone who can work with Bernie Sanders? In that case Mulcair's the one who can do that. (Sanders is a self described socialist progressive that, until a week ago, was surprisingly inching ahead of Hillary). It'll probably be Hillary who gets to be POTUS, I think. For Canadians - she made an important pronouncement the other day, opposing the Keystone XL pipeline, which has big opposition in the US, and which Harper promised that the US would eventually support. If a Republican does get in, if that's possible, it'll be Jeb Bush, I think. He comes of as the least nutty of the bunch (smarter by a mile than his brother but still conservative), who could sway undecided voters.[/QUOTE]
I think it'll be Sanders vs. Bush - with Bush taking it.
 
That's possible. Or Clinton vs. Bush with Clinton taking it. Both Clinton and Bush have lots of money behind their campaigns, and Sanders is only relying on smaller citizen donations. So, he's done surprisingly well, considering, but maybe not well enough to win due to campaign funding.

I think he does signal a shift in thinking south of the border, though.
 
Kimmio said:
That's possible. Or Clinton vs. Bush with Clinton taking it. Both Clinton and Bush have lots of money behind their campaigns, and Sanders is only relying on smaller citizen donations. So, he's done surprisingly well, considering, but maybe not well enough to win due to campaign funding.

I think he does signal a shift in thinking south of the border, though.
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Well - Clinton at least has the experience.
 
And Bush has lots of experience as governor, and also comes from a political family legacy. I felt in 2008, that if Hillary were elected the US would be getting a 2 for 1 deal. She's also been Secretary of State, recently. She has big reasons to be up for the win. People are probably very skeptical about electing another Bush.

That seems to be a pretty common reason to elect someone in the US, family ties, doesn't it? Moreso than here with our Trudeaus.
 
Kimmio said:
And Bush has lots of experience as governor, and also comes from a political family legacy. I felt in 2008, that if Hillary were elected the US would be getting a 2 for 1 deal. She's also been Secretary of State, recently. She has big reasons to be up for the win. People are probably very skeptical about electing another Bush.

That seems to be a pretty common reason to elect someone in the US, family ties, doesn't it? Moreso than here with our Trudeaus.
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America is still trying to replace their royal family - and Justin's no Pierre.
 
Kimmio said:
I don't think he's really being taken seriously. His knowledge of foreign affairs makes Sarah Palin look like a genius. If he is being taken seriously, that's truly scary.
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Latest Republican polls from New Hampshire where the first primary happens have Trump at 26% with Fiorina trailing at 16.

Is he being taken seriously? That sure looks like it.
 
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