There They Go Again!

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In an article in the G&M, Alliance pins hopes on new ads, logowe get the same kind of illogic and steriotypical thinking that just isn't supported by the facts.

Here is what an Ipsos-Reid pollster said about the Alliance:

Surveys suggest the Alliance is hovering around the mid-teens nationally, but significantly below that figure in Ontario.

John Wright, senior vice-president of the Ipsos-Reid polling firm, said the Alliance needs to become more pragmatic to attract Ontario voters. He said the party's support for joining the United States in the Iraq war and its focus on tax cuts are examples of a party that is out of step with the country.

Where do I start with this?

First, they were talking about Ontario, where tax-cuts and the Iraq War are supposed to be bad issues for the Alliance. I've got some news for them. Ontario has been cutting taxes for the last decade. And both Mike Harris and Ernie Eves have voiced strong support for America in the War on Terror and the Iraq War. So, how in the world can they say that the Alliance has it wrong on the issues in Ontario if those same policies have been supported in Ontario quite strongly? Some of this stuff is just mind-boggling. These people refuse to look at the facts with even a modicum of common sense.

Second, they use Ontario as the example yet generalize the analysis to include all of Canada. They can't even maintain consistent logic within the same paragraph.

Now, I'm not gonna sit here and insist that the Alliance is an easy alternative for many Canadian voters. I know they're not. But so much of what is said about their chance is premised on flawed logic. And you hear it over and over and over agian by the same people in the media and in the polls.

That is why I do think the chances for the Alliance are much better than is commonly portrayed by these same people because, as I have shown, so much of their reasoning is flawed.

The greatest barrier to the Alliance has been brand-name. The same people in Ontario who vote for Harris don't vote Alliance because they haven't established enough credibility with voters here. That's the challenge for Stevey Harper. I hope he's up to it. Something tells me he is. Let's not forget, polls mean nothing now - and he knows that. So did Harris. So does Eves.