Oh dear. I see that Stephen Harper had to take the day off yesterday. No doubt to try to recover from the brutal effects of the long campaign he inflicted upon himself.
And get a full spa treatment.
Because let's face it he needs one...
Every day he looks more bagged and more desperate.
But who can blame him? When he probably can't sleep at night thinking about how he might soon be humiliated by the Son of the Anti-Christ, the spawn of the Great Satan, Justin Trudeau.
And with good reason. With only eight days to go before the election, polls like this one must give him nightmares.
A Forum Research survey released Saturday found support for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals has increased to 37 per cent, while Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are steady at 31 per cent. Less than a quarter of respondents, or 23 per cent, said they preferred the NDP.
And so must this one.
Because they both suggest that his long campaign to destroy Justin Trudeau has in the end failed miserably.
Trudeau might now have the momentum to destroy HIM.
And the only thing more painful than that must surely be the growing realization that there's not much he can do about it.
For while many are predicting that Harper and his twisted Aussie hate monkey Lynton Crosby will throw everything AND the kitchen sink at Justin this week...
And maybe they will, for Crosby will do anything for money, and Harper is crazy desperate.
But sadly for them, history has shown that the more vicious the attack ads they fire at Trudeau. The more they hurt themselves.
By making Stephen Harper look even more like a bully, or a political pervert...
And although they did succeed for a while in driving down Justin's numbers, with this softer approach...
That campaign also lost its sting when, as the Toronto Star editorialists point out in this endorsement, he did prove he was ready.
Finally, with Trudeau as their leader, the Liberals offer generational change. Instead of folding under the Conservatives’ relentless attack on him as “just not ready,” Trudeau has shown in toe-to-toe debates that he can indeed hold his own with older and more experienced politicians. In short, he’s ready.
And since nobody symbolizes change better than Justin does, as this new Liberal ad makes clear...
If Stephen Harper thinks he can stop that wave of change by smearing Trudeau to death in just eight days, after failing to do that in two years, he must be even crazier than I imagined
And he will only get beaten up further...
And all I can say is that although I'm still planning to vote for the NDP, in the hope that they can work with the Liberals in a coalition government, or whatever they want to call it.
I have to give Justin Trudeau full marks for surviving the Con bullies, and looking like he's going to beat them. There is no higher achievement in my book.
And since I know that there could be NOTHING more painful for Stephen Harper than being beaten by the Son of Trudeau. And after what he has done to Canada his pain is my pleasure.
I just want to say go Justin go.
And show the mad king no mercy...
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While I too plan to vote NDP I also am an ABC so I am not too upset to see the spread. And in my ridng it looks like the Con candidate is at about 20% of the vote so either way it's not likely to go Con.
ReplyDeleteIf the polls hold ,this at least means we have a hope of repairing some of the more egregious damage that Harper and his performing seals have done to the country.
I was listening to a BBC Fifth Floor program on Burma overnight and Burma has a rigged election process that Harper must envy. Among other things anyone married (including widows and widowers, apparently) cannot be a leader of a political party (Strangely enough, Aung San Suu Kyi husband was British), 25% of the seats are reserved for the military & it takes 75% +1 MP to make a constitutional change.
Harper might like to go there on a fellowship to study democracy in action.
hi jrkrideau... I'm in the same situation you are in. There is no chance of a Con being elected in my riding due to the high proportion of 20 and 30 somethings. So I have the luxury of choosing between two good progressive candidates. But yes, if the polls hold, we do finally have a chance to end this nightmare, and we must seize it with both hands. For if Harper is re-elected he will turn this country into something resembling Burma or Baluchistan...
DeleteThese two new polls are VERY good news for all of use who think that getting rid of Harper is the real priority here. I really hope that we finally see the end of this government of hate and fear, and that we see some investigations into their corruption. For a long time I have thought how poignant it would be to see Harper lose to someone named Trudeau, and that might just come true. If Harper really loses it will be the culmination of a huge miscalculation by the supposed "mastermind." By setting the perceived standard so low for Trudeau, the guy only had to be mildly effective to seem like a winner. By staying (mostly) positive and sticking to his guns, and always looking bright and chipper, he seemed to fly in the face of everything the Cons were trying to sell, and that made him seem even better than he was. If will be REALLY nice to see if negative politics turns out to be the very mistake that destroys the tyrant Harper.
ReplyDeletehi Kirby....yes the polls are good news, for they do suggest that Justin Trudeau is becoming the agent of change, and the more he is seen to be Harper's nemesis, the more his support will grow, and the lesser the chance of a fat vote split. And I think you're right, the "political genius" Harper has made a monumental miscalculation. He lowered expectations so Justin could exceed them, and the contrast between his dark ways and Justin's sunny disposition has made him look even more like a leader whose time in office is way past due. So if he is defeated I'm hoping that he spends the next ten years lamenting his abominable judgement and his sad fate....
DeleteSo desperate Simon Lynton's now got an ad running with only harper saying the election is not about me...it's about you and your job and your taxes blah blah blah. Saw the brilliant Tom Clark on the West Block yesterday skewer the cons anti-media garbage when in the request to interview great failed leader, they insisted on scripting the entire thing. The west block refused the interview. I thought to myself about effing time someone called the script out for what it is. Hope upon hope, Mr Trudeau is our next PM. His campaign has been amazing and he is very deservedly ready and as you say, there will be no greater defeat for great failed leader than to be shown the door by Trudeau's son. He will be a monumental sore loser for sure.
ReplyDeletehi bcwaterboy...yes I've seen those new softer kinder Con ads, and overtime he says the election is not about me I burst out laughing. And I have to admit that if Justin does humiliate him, I will enjoy it immensely... ;)
DeleteCould Canada's long nightmare be coming to an end? I hope so. I must confess to being disappointed by the NDP campaign. Trudeau has out campaigned Mulcair and that should not have happened. The same thing happened in my Province of BC. Who the HELL is advising NDP leaders. Thank goodness Rachel Notley did not listen to any of them. Perhaps if the anti Harper voters increase then we will see the CONS in third place.
ReplyDeleteSchadenfreude !!!! Lovely.
Anon, BC is also my province. I have lived here since 1970. Raised my children in spite of the Union NDP's. When we arrived there in 1970, Every company was on strike behind the picket lines . No television because the company was also on strike. My husband worked in the Campbell River mill and it eventually shut down because of the unions. He had a job in a shop but that never occurred because of the union members. That in itself put Campbell River in dire straight. It is still having problems because of the mills. BTW, The city is still waiting for the tax dollars it cost to the city because of the closure and the tax dollars that were never paid to the city from the closeure of that mill.That is why I do not or ever will support the NDP ever again. They were bad management of the cites need and simply only catered to NDP unions.
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hi anon 1;00 pm...yes I too was disappointed by the NDP campaign. For although I feel sorry for Mulcair for having been sacrificed on the altar of bigotry in Quebec, for just doing the right and honourable thing. I can't understand where him and his brain trust took the NDP. For allowing the Liberals to outflank him on the left is simply beyond belief. But as I said in my post, I am hoping that the Liberals and the NDP will be forced to work together, because I think they could do great things...
DeleteOh well, I suppose "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" is better than nasty fascist.
ReplyDeleteBut no, Trudeau does NOT represent change. He might mitigate some of the more horrible Con parties, but the Liberals are the "natural governing party" of the Canadian bourgeoisie and having seen Trudeau up close at neighbourhood meetings, he promises absolutely nothing that will help poor immigrant workers in my area. He weasels out of any semblance of support to social housing...
Of course I'd rather see fortunate son than Harperman, but it is still rather dismal. As for his campaign, it is probably better in English, but he makes basic errors in French, which is odd for anyone who has attended an élite private school here such as Collège Brébeuf.
iagatta, It appears you are not the sharpest knife in the drawer either. He does support immigrants. I don't know where you get your so called facts from. His polices are great. His child care is far better then the NDP. Leaving more money in the tax payers pocket. Is that what you can say about Mulcair. Big deal, He's a good debater in Parliament but it takes more then that to run our Canada.
DeleteBTW I am not afraid to show my name.
Irene
I'm a hell of a lot brighter and better educated than your favourite son, and I had none of his class privileges.
DeleteSo-called facts. Taxpayer's pocket. His childcare (program) is far better than the NDP's. His POLICIES are great. (not polices).
I'm no great Mulcair fan, I'd rather see someone far to his left, such as my MP, who also speaks proper French.
It is your Canada, not mine. Neither my parents nor I are part of the 1%.
hi lagatta...Justin trudeau may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he seems like a very nice person and that's important for me after the horror of Harper. And he also does represent generational change, and I find that very attractive. We can argue about policies after the election, but right now the main thing is getting rid of Harper....
DeleteAlthough it appears the Liberals are doing well and it appears that they will form a minority government, we still have 8 days to go in this campaign. In my riding, the Liberals are speaking out against strategic voting yet polls have them at 19%. Their candidate is good, however, there are a lot of Harper's base here like there are north of Toronto.A lot benefit from the income splitting. At 41% and with a slide of over 13 % the NDP candidate who have been very good for the riding is still ahead on the Conservative. However, it won't take much to tip the scale to have the Conservative take the seat in a 3 way race here as the Cons have strategically attacked the NDP and softly supported the Liberal in order to split the votes. With the NDP vote collapsing in Quebec,that vote is not going Liberal except in Montreal thus giving Harper access to at least15 more seats in Quebec. If the NDP collapses further in BC there are another 10 Conservative seats fort Harper.More in Alberta and more in Saskatchewan. There is a need to vote NDP as well as Liberal and we shall see what the Conservatives have in store for this week. I think Trudeau is very vulnerable to dirty tricks or a manufactured crisis and I don't for a minute put it past the Cons to create some incidents next week.I will not be optimistic unless and until Elections Canada declares the final vote tally and it reflects a Conservative loss. I'm from BC, where the NDP was considered a shoe in for election in 2013 by all pollsters after a series of bad liberal governments who increased the poverty level and dramatically cut services for education, for families, the elderly and women and first nations. They have seriously damaged the environment in BC as well. Somehow the Liberals were able to win a large majority. 49 seats to 35.This was despite all the polls calling for an NDP victory.The Liberal Party in BC is a coalition of Conservatives and Liberals who fight against the NDP. In fact, Harper sabotaged the tiny Conservative party in 2013 to prevent them from splitting the Liberal votes. At least 2 BC Liberals are running for the Conservatives in BC this election.Polling is no longer a reliable science and from the BC election we found out that the reliable polls were done by political parties and the Liberals knew in advance that they were taking the vote. This is because he "he who pays the piper calls the tune" and the pollsters make the bulk of their income from political parties. The media pay very little for their polls. These rich parties are busy polling their ridings, looking for the hot button issues and taking these issues to the door with their canvassers. They are also paying to get their voters to the polls and they are more efficient at getting all their support out and organizing their campaigns. Very American style in the background. Everybody had to get out and vote. If the Cons are able to throw stones at their opponents or even niqabs they will win this election by discouraging the vote and encouraging the concept that parties are all the same no matter who gets in the outcome will be the same.
ReplyDeleteTrudeau is ready to become Canada's next Prime minister. He has a lot of credible supporters and adviser's and he actually listens to them. As for the lack of infrastructure, He has a lot of support him from the business communities who support him and his policy's. He does take their advice. Which reflects his personality and his options advised to him. Mulcair will never become Canada's next Pm. IT clearly show's that in the polls. As For Vancouver etc. When Christi Clark was elected, the union members were so sure of a victory they sat home on their butts with their IPad, cameras etc. rather then come out and vote. BTW she won with a majority easily. So if we want to get rid of Harper and his crooks, Voting for the NDP is a failure to all Canadians including the NDP.
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Check out this link. Don't be so sure that Harper won't get the most seats. The campaign is not complete and Harper still has a lot of funds and a few diversion tactics.In every election there are three parties fighting for the same 70 % of Canada's vote. They split the vote along party lines and in different ways in different regions. No matter how much strategic voting is listened to it still won't move many of the base party supporters (ie Liberals NDP and Greens) We know the Conservatives appeal to at least 29 to 30%. That is why the single party of the right is beating up the 3 parties who are competing for the left voters. Don't just read polls. There is more than a national number. There are incumbent MPs who have done good jobs, regional preferences. Polls do not measure these factors well. They are based on national averages and some regional polling. They do not say how to get rid of Harper. It is just not as simple as every one voting Liberal because they lead by 2% over the Conservatives. See the following link. https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-tom-mulcair-elizabeth-may-cooperate-to-defeat-the-harper-conservatives-cherchez-%C3%A0-coop%C3%A9rer-pour-vaincre-stephen-harper?recruiter=84678646&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=des-lg-share_petition-custom_msg
Deletehi John...although I always try to remain optimistic to encourage and cheer up progressives, you have masterfully laid out all the reasons that this campaign will not be over until it's over. The Cons do have a powerful machine, a good ground game, and a very efficient vote. Since they lack a moral compass they are capable of anything, and we don't help matters by constantly fighting ourselves. But I am still hopeful that the strong desire for change will find it's champion in Justin Trudeau. And that once Trudeau has clearly established himself as THE Harper challenger, he may benefit from a tsunami of support that will wash the Cons away. But yes it is going to be a long and very interesting week...
Deletehi Irene...there are some ridings where the NDP is presently our best chance of beating the Cons, which is why I am encouraging people to vote strategically. I also think that because of our divided vote that Justin can only hope to win a minority government, so the Liberals and the NDP will have to work together whether they like it or not...
DeleteSimon, Irene obviously has a bee in her bonnet about the unions, another one who has drunk of the Neo-Liberal cool-aid and blames unions for everything from ebola to global warming. It is just another ideology of vast historical ignorance as these people enjoy all the human rights which could never have come about without union activists. It is a sad comment on why only the right is left.
DeleteIn my riding, my NDP MP, Alexandre Boulerice won an absolute majority last time. He'll still win here (most probably) but he may get a reduced majority, because of the Bloc, not the Liberals. As for the Cons, they got under 5% of the vote in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie last time, so they aren't even a factor here.
DeleteAnd yes, I've met Trudeau several times at community events, I certainly agree that he is a more pleasant person than Harper.
Nothing represents the underestimation of Trudeau better than the feminizing of the guy by the Sun TV hosts before the 'fight' and the eventual TKO result. Underestimate Trudeau at your own peril. It was heartening to see last night during a Liberal ad during a CFL game. It is one of the greatest political ads by any political party I have ever witnessed. It was almost inspiring. To those who decried the LPC's tepid and reactionary PR campaign for Ignatieff and subsequent silence while the CPC strikes blow after blow aimed at the Timmy's crowd on sporting events. Too bad the NDP still has to learn this lesson. It's not politics; it's public perception.
ReplyDeletehi Jim....the attempted feminization of Justin Trudeau is one of the most disgusting things the Cons have ever done, and considering the cowardly nature of Stephen Harper one of the most ridiculous. I absolutely despise bullies which is why I am so glad to see that they could not destroy Justin. I also watched Ezra Levant's coverage of the Trudeau Brazeau fight and can never forget how he was in a frigging frenzy hoping that Brazeau would kill him. Nor can I forget how crushed he looked after the fight was over, or how I enjoyed every minute of that, and laughed my ass off. Finally, I have seen that new Liberal ad and I too thought it's brilliant...
DeleteThe Stephen Harper fear index
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Yes indeed...Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.(wrote this post 9 days ago)
ReplyDeletehttp://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/2015/10/prime-minister-justin-trudeau.html
The tide turned three weeks ago at the Munk Debate....
Not sure why the media and pundit class couldn`t see the Trudeau surge, it started 4 weeks ago..
Actually.....The Trudeau star started shining three years ago when he took the party leadership..
Cheers
hi Grant...yes it has been a remarkable story. And I don't think anyone can deny that Justin Trudeau had the strongest performance in this campaign than any of the other leaders. And if Harper was hoping that a long campaign would expose Trudeau's shortcomings, he sure made a huge mistake....
Deletethe ad of , he is just not ready, is starting to wear very thin. people are tired of it. it may have reached a point where it is now a negative for the cons.
ReplyDeletethe Liberals have momentum, we still don't know how this will turn out, but lets focus on the good things this country has. inspite of steve, we still are a pretty decent place to live. lets celebrate that and be thankful
The whole satanic ad "just not ready" was created by the most stupid moronic group ever. It FEEDS the idea that you are afraid of him and that he WILL be ready soon, so it actually FED his win for those and other more reasons I won't explain how the psychology of the stupid ad works. Canada was accursed with Harper the fake conservative antichristian baby killer, now it will go down in flames with one of the most wicked men to lead a country in the history of the world once he is finished. Get out of Canada while you still can. I already am in the process of non residency to south america.
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