{"id":1825,"date":"2011-04-15T08:34:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T12:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2011-04-15T08:37:07","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T12:37:07","slug":"election-2011-%e2%80%93-an-uneventful-gallop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=1825","title":{"rendered":"Election 2011 \u2013 an uneventful gallop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/empty_horse_racing_stalls-310x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1826\" title=\"empty_horse_racing_stalls-310x150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/empty_horse_racing_stalls-310x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/empty_horse_racing_stalls-310x150.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/empty_horse_racing_stalls-310x150-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">When they burst from the gates, here\u2019s what the field looked like (Nanos March 29<sup>th<\/sup> poll):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Con 38.4%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Lib 28.7%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Ndp 19.6%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Bq 9.1%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Grn 4.1%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Today, here\u2019s the call (from the Nanos poll):<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Con 38.7%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Lib 28.8%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Ndp 18.6%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Bq 9.0%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Grn 4.1%<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">Three weeks of campaigning and no change. This is a race for the leadership of our country! Either Canadians have yet to become interested and engaged; or the Leaders have yet to connect with Canadians in a way that would alter current perspectives about what is possible in Ottawa\u2026. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">We just find it passing strange that the horses are trampling down the backstretch and there\u2019s been no change in their positions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When they burst from the gates, here\u2019s what the field looked like (Nanos March 29th poll): Con 38.4% Lib 28.7% Ndp 19.6% Bq 9.1% Grn 4.1% \u00a0 \u00a0 Today, here\u2019s the call (from the Nanos poll): Con 38.7% Lib 28.8% Ndp 18.6% Bq 9.0% Grn 4.1% \u00a0 Three weeks of campaigning and no change. 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