The larger reality is that the federal leaders are only on a level playing field for the time of a debate or two.Perhaps, if a one on one is inevitable, it should be broadcast on TVO and in the Atlantic Provinces, the only two places where a head to head race between Iggy and Harper mirror some sliver of reality. Or, they can keep things as they are, messy, just like our country. Recommend this Post
But the options of a two-tier debate or a duel between Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff both involve an even greater level of distortion.
A one-on-one debate between the Liberal and Conservative leaders would be completely divorced from the electoral reality of regions such as Quebec and the Prairies.
In a pre-election CROP poll, the Liberals barely beat the Greens for support in francophone Quebec.
In Manitoba and Saskatchewan, shifting votes from the NDP to the Liberals is usually a formula for electing more Conservatives.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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I was wondering how loudly the NDP and Bloc would scream about the idea.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to have died -- Harper offered an either/or, Ignatieff wanted both/and.