This is a quotation of somebody -- I don't know who -- but it makes good sense!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Big tents are better than complicated schemes.
"Instead of speculating about coalitions, Liberals need to continue sharpening their strategy and recruiting sensible Canadians from all former political stripes under a Liberal banner. Because Liberals should be governing for everyone, not the left or the right."
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It is one big circus tent for the liberals. What clowns they are, ripping each other's limbs off and making us laugh.
Looks like the only thing the liberals are going to be doing is standing in court rooms calling each liars for the next few years.
That is not all bad, it will give Canadians something to laugh at for the next few years.
The Liberals seem to perform better when they are ideologically in the centre. A left-wing merger of the Liberals and NDP won't do the Liberals any better. It will only give the Conservatives an opportunity to occupy the centre or create a new centre (based on the old right).
Even if there was by some miracle a merger (I dont really think there is enough time before the next election), I think Ignatieff would still win a leadership race. Particularly if he was not afraid of it, which I have not seen and I think it is a good sign.
The quote came from Mark Marissen, former Liberal national campaign co-chairman, now principal of Burrard Communications.
A big tent party would allow a free vote on the LGR.
How many free votes did the Liberal allow in the 13 years?
Nunziata got booted for his GST promise.
Dion even booted long time liberal for not towing party line.
His riding was going to get major bucks. Liberals lost that riding.
What did Herle say about diversity of city vs rural caucus?
McGill study on Anatomy of Liberal defeat.
Loss of Roman Catholics, rural voters, visible minority.
http://ces-eec.org/pdf/Anatomy%20of%20a%20Liberal%20Defeat.pdf
Trying to reach out to everyone is the most certain path to failure. Organizations with clear goals are much more successful when it comes to recruitment and actually getting things done.
Having a leader that wasn't sometimes far right, then other times far left might help.
Distracted from the $1.2 billion dollar boondoggle by one little rumour? Look how many posts you've posted on this.
I dislike Harper, but his are out of your league. If the Liberals want to compete, they'll have to get better or hire better.
If Ignatieff, meanwhile, had been half as decisive on the billion dollar G20 as he has on the merger issue, the Conservatives would be in deep trouble.
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