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Tory attack ads could spark election if Liberals don't respond to them well, says Nanos

'These ads are part of the public negotiation process for the next budget, and they basically say to the opposition parties "we are prepared to have an election, we are election ready and election able,"' says pollster Nik Nanos.

Courtesy Conservative Party Website
Attack!: The Conservatives are on the offensive against the Liberals with new attack ads.

PARLIAMENT HILL–The latest round of Republican-style Conservative attack ads against Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff are a test of Liberal strength that could spark an election if the Liberals respond poorly and the Conservatives “smell blood,” pollster Nik Nanos says.

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Tory attack ads could spark election if Liberals don't respond to them well, says Nanos

'These ads are part of the public negotiation process for the next budget, and they basically say to the opposition parties "we are prepared to have an election, we are election ready and election able,"' says pollster Nik Nanos.

Courtesy Conservative Party Website
Attack!: The Conservatives are on the offensive against the Liberals with new attack ads.

PARLIAMENT HILL–The latest round of Republican-style Conservative attack ads against Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff are a test of Liberal strength that could spark an election if the Liberals respond poorly and the Conservatives “smell blood,” pollster Nik Nanos says.

  

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