Posted on 04/08/2005 10:07:15 AM PDT by GMMAC
PING - big time!
I wish I could care about Canada, one way or the other, but I just can't.
The next election will need several things:
1) Don't worry about the NDP numbers, especially in Ontario. The higher they get, the better, that means they are just taking seats away from the Fiberals. They are never going to win.
2) Convince some right-wing Liberals to cross the floor (and perhaps a few left-wing Liberals to join the NDP).
3) Focus on mobilizing the base first - that can win the Conservatives 120 seats easily and into minority territory. (It worked for Ronald Reagan, it worked for George W. Bush, it worked for Ralph Klein, it worked for Mike Harris, it worked for Margaret Thatcher...) After that, try to focus on some of the more marginal Liberal seats to get up to a majority government.
4) Don't be afraid for local candidates in right-wing ridings to use socially conservative tactics, like bans on abortion and same-sex marriage. If they can use those to mobilize the base, they can win easily. The social activist ridings are hopeless for the Conservatives - best to hope for NDP or other party gains in those.
5) Don't bother putting resources in hopeless areas.
So this gonna stick or what?
Love it!
My thoughts exactly
"I wish I could care about Canada, one way or the other, but I just can't."
Translation:
MisterRepublican to canadian conservatives: F*CK Canada.
thanks MR.
Nice eh. We conservatives up here are trying to fight the liberals and all we every get is "F*CK Canada".
You have to admit the message coming down from Canada the last few years in particular has been F America.
Sorry You are right. I just wish there were more of you guys up there.
Yes, primarily from the elites in Toronto and from the Quebecois...
However Johnny Z is dead on
I'm talking about members of FR. I thought conservatives stick together.
Dont take it that way- I am sure that is not what he meant- it is just that Canada has bee so liberal- maybe he is not seeing the growing conservatism there- I am on the Buffalo/Ontario border and I am happy by some of the things I see and hear from my Canadian freinds- and now they are gettign FOX NEWS it will help a LOT
Can someone familiar w/ Canada explain the parties.
Liberals = left of USA Democrats, pretty socialist
NDP = New Democratic Party = like our Reps, more left?
others ?
Liberals = lock on national govt. for 40 years?
Sorry, I'm ignorant, but at least I know it.
Hey, I will love canada when the politics change. From the article and the past election hopefully that will be soon. I am all for canadian conservatives and wish them the best.
Yet another poster who got stuck with Canadian quarters!
Sheesh - get over it!
Wonder if the scams extended over into the gun registration mess up in Canada. For the life of me, I don't see how it could cost over a billion dollars to register a bunch of guns.
Gotta be some payoffs somewhere.
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