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Trudeau shows Nova Scotia some love

Timothy Gillespie — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:17:35 +0000

For whatever reason, Nova Scotia seems to have captured the heart - or the campaign sense - of Liberal party chief and prime ministerial candidate Justin Trudeau. In reviewing the record of campaign events of the three top contenders, Trudeau has visited Nova Scotia three times, versus once each by Mr. Harper and Mr. Mulcair.

While 3.5% of Trudeau's events(82) were in Nova Scotia, his two rivals marked 1.5% of events in the province (Harper-64, Mulciar-70).

Meanwhile, Stephen Harper spent 55% of his visits in Ontario, Tom Mulcair 45% and Justin Trudeau 35%.

There is no dismissing the possibility that Trudeau came here for the love, but with polls indicating a strong Liberal showing in the region, he may have just been playing his cards smartly

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Opinion: Who's using Yankee tactics now?

Timothy Gillespie — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:52:31 +0000

Grassroots and the boogeyman

Among the flurry of desperate pitches I get each day from Tom, Justin, Mary, Dick and Bob wanting me to send $3, $5, $20, $100 to defeat Tom, Justin and Steve was this gem today from the NDP marked "URGENT: before midnight"

Fair enough.

In the email pitch, they said: "We recently learned that Stephen Harper’s friends set-up U.S.-style political action committees in Canada. Made up of Conservative insiders from the highest ranks, these groups can spend millions to attack Tom Mulcair and this grassroots campaign we’re building. We can’t let that happen," saying there were "only 10 hours left to prove we're ready to defeat this guy: (who, by the way looks VERY scary).

and elect this nice, friendly guy

Looks pretty much like Yankee-style boogeyman stuff.

Just saying, Tom

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Polls and NDP surge in Alberta are game-changers in federal election strategies

Timothy Gillespie — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:59:11 +0000

Recent polling numbers and events like the NDP surge in Alberta are changing the electoral map so significantly that leaders’ summer strategies are still a work in progress and will remain as flexible as possible to respond to opponents, strategists say.

As Parliament winds down and the campaign gears up, the federal parties are poised to ride the pre-election momentum into the summer, with a watchful eye on each other’s movements.

“I think everybody is going to be testing what they’re planning to do against how well it played and what your competitors are doing,” said Robin Sears, a principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group and an NDP strategist.

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