dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
I’m pretty shocked by the results for the Liberals. I don’t think Iggy ran that bad of a campaign and I’m at a loss as to why the Liberals did so poorly. I don’t think he was that bad of a guy and he deserves a pat on the back for everything he has done to date. It’s kind of a sad ending for him though and I have a feeling he will be blamed for the poor results which I don’t feel is entirely fair. I wish him well in whatever he chooses to do in the future.
It was pretty shocking. I expected a loss but not this bad. The NDP momentum and subsequent vote split handed a lot of ridings to the CPC. Iggy wasn't totally to blame but then neither was Dion. Layton picked up a great deal of support based entirely on his fighting the good fight attitude and the fact that he has been around so long people became accustomed to him. I thought we should have stuck with Dion. He should have taken his licks and gone right back to work. The irony is he is one of the 34 remaining Libs to win a seat. Harper lost his first time out also.
Great for the NDP but as the ADQ found out, success in Quebec is precarious to say the least. Layton might well have won a Pyrrhic victory since he can no longer play the supporting role in exchange for platform planks.