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[thebitterguy]

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[waiwode.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe it wasn't really an issue to most Canadians.

Fewer people voted, a sign that maybe we're just growing tired of elections every year-and-a-half, or maybe there weren't any issues that really grabbed the electorate.

I think a Minorty government isn't really a "We won!" so much as a "We didn't lose!"

Doug.

[troy-duffy.livejournal.com]

I think a Minorty government isn't really a "We won!" so much as a "We didn't lose!"

While I mostly agree with that, I think the fact that they won more seats, making the minority smaller (or needing less help to achieve that majority) does present a "We won!" to some extent, whereas had they lost seats (or remained the same) and still retained a minority government, THAT certainly would have been a "We didn't lose!"