Jack Layton et al. Smarter than you think?

This: Layton Open To Liberal/NDP Coalition

Was smart.

If you want to steal their voters and replace them as the official opposition, why wouldn't you say you identify with them?

Nice shot, Jack.


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Jack Layton et al. Smarter than you think?

This: Layton Open To Liberal/NDP Coalition

Was smart.

If you want to steal their voters and replace them as the official opposition, why wouldn't you say you identify with them?

Nice shot, Jack.


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Does the NDP have a "war room"?

And if so, will it immediately pull its people out?



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Does the NDP have a "war room"?

And if so, will it immediately pull its people out?



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The NDP is ruining its chances for a 2nd place finish

There is a sense in the air that Canadians are actually considering auditioning Jack Layton for the role of, if not PM, then leader of the opposition.

But, when you come out with stuff like this in your platform, you just scare everyone away.

* "Stop unproductive, untargeted and fiscally irresponsible corporate tax cuts."

* "Create a Jobs Commissioner to investigate shutdowns."
* "Develop sector-based industrial strategies."
* "Stop the export of Canadian jobs overseas through new, manufacturing-friendly trade policies while adopting a Made-in-Canada procurement policy for the federal government and its agencies."

The New...Democrats, need to keep everything simple and have a few select, easy to grasp, and easy to price, ideas if they want to have any hope of replacing the Liberals as Canada's premiere left-wing party.

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The NDP is ruining its chances for a 2nd place finish

There is a sense in the air that Canadians are actually considering auditioning Jack Layton for the role of, if not PM, then leader of the opposition.

But, when you come out with stuff like this in your platform, you just scare everyone away.

* "Stop unproductive, untargeted and fiscally irresponsible corporate tax cuts."

* "Create a Jobs Commissioner to investigate shutdowns."
* "Develop sector-based industrial strategies."
* "Stop the export of Canadian jobs overseas through new, manufacturing-friendly trade policies while adopting a Made-in-Canada procurement policy for the federal government and its agencies."

The New...Democrats, need to keep everything simple and have a few select, easy to grasp, and easy to price, ideas if they want to have any hope of replacing the Liberals as Canada's premiere left-wing party.

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NDP an obvious choice for Quebec growth

The NDP, or, as Jack and I like to call them, The New......Democrats, are going to make some noise in Quebec in this election.

(Former Parti Quebecoise Cabinet Minister Jacques) Brassard said Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe has turned his party into a "clone" of the left-of-centre NDP. He added the Bloc appears to have put independence issues on the back burner and questioned the party's relevancy.

Both the Bloc and the Liberal Party are going to be net losers, at the net benefit of both the Tories and NDP. The NDP will most certainly come back to Ottawa with more seats than the Bloc..if not the Liberals. (Wow..could that actually happen?)

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NDP an obvious choice for Quebec growth

The NDP, or, as Jack and I like to call them, The New......Democrats, are going to make some noise in Quebec in this election.

(Former Parti Quebecoise Cabinet Minister Jacques) Brassard said Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe has turned his party into a "clone" of the left-of-centre NDP. He added the Bloc appears to have put independence issues on the back burner and questioned the party's relevancy.

Both the Bloc and the Liberal Party are going to be net losers, at the net benefit of both the Tories and NDP. The NDP will most certainly come back to Ottawa with more seats than the Bloc..if not the Liberals. (Wow..could that actually happen?)

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Jack, you're out of whack

So with Jack Layton's NDP almost a full four points behind their election night performance in the latest Leger poll, what does Jack do to try and build momentum?

He announces an initiative to bridge the prosperity gap and share the country's wealth with the poor. Ummm..isn't that preaching to the converted Jack?

Or maybe Jack's plan is to bring over to the NDP the 0.1 percent of Canadians that voted for the Marxist-Leninists in the last election.

Jack currently has been given a huge gift in a Liberal Party with a weak and ineffective leader at its head. The Liberals aren't stupid and they won't let it last too long. Iggy's folks are already organizing.

But while Dion IS Liberal leader, the NDP have to move quickly to seize leadership of the left wing, but not completely nuts, vote. That means moderation in the NDP policy platform.

Jack has a month, maybe two, to cast the NDP as a left of centre alternative to the Liberals. If successful, the NDP can approach, and maybe pass, the 50 seat mark. Dion is that weak.

If not, Jack, the NDP and their new-pseudo marxist agenda is doomed to irrelevance.


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Jack, you're out of whack

So with Jack Layton's NDP almost a full four points behind their election night performance in the latest Leger poll, what does Jack do to try and build momentum?

He announces an initiative to bridge the prosperity gap and share the country's wealth with the poor. Ummm..isn't that preaching to the converted Jack?

Or maybe Jack's plan is to bring over to the NDP the 0.1 percent of Canadians that voted for the Marxist-Leninists in the last election.

Jack currently has been given a huge gift in a Liberal Party with a weak and ineffective leader at its head. The Liberals aren't stupid and they won't let it last too long. Iggy's folks are already organizing.

But while Dion IS Liberal leader, the NDP have to move quickly to seize leadership of the left wing, but not completely nuts, vote. That means moderation in the NDP policy platform.

Jack has a month, maybe two, to cast the NDP as a left of centre alternative to the Liberals. If successful, the NDP can approach, and maybe pass, the 50 seat mark. Dion is that weak.

If not, Jack, the NDP and their new-pseudo marxist agenda is doomed to irrelevance.


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