Comments on: Dion is done like dinner http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/ Politics. Media. Culture. Now you know. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Molly http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-6317 Molly Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:21:06 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/#comment-6317 Yeah, I don't know. The classic example in Ontario is McGuinty's first election which he lost on the Tories' "Just not up to the job" ads in 1999. He managed to overcome that in 2003, after the electorate got really, really tired of the Conservatives and Ernie Eves provided no new spark. I'm also not convinced that Canadians value typical "strong leader" qualities particularly highly. Chretien's popularity was arguably never higher than when he *lost* the Liberal leadership, but was "first in our hearts." Awww. There's a big part of the mushy middle that could warm to the serious, unphotogenic, Dalton-voting, awkward type of politician that Dion is. Yeah, I don’t know. The classic example in Ontario is McGuinty’s first election which he lost on the Tories’ “Just not up to the job” ads in 1999. He managed to overcome that in 2003, after the electorate got really, really tired of the Conservatives and Ernie Eves provided no new spark.

I’m also not convinced that Canadians value typical “strong leader” qualities particularly highly. Chretien’s popularity was arguably never higher than when he *lost* the Liberal leadership, but was “first in our hearts.” Awww. There’s a big part of the mushy middle that could warm to the serious, unphotogenic, Dalton-voting, awkward type of politician that Dion is.

]]> By: graeme http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-6315 graeme Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:49:53 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/#comment-6315 Now <em>there's</em> a witty rejoinder. Now there’s a witty rejoinder.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-6314 Anonymous Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:52:01 +0000 http://nuncscio.com/2007/09/21/dion-is-done-like-dinner/#comment-6314 Rubbish. Rubbish.

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