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Martin May Run For NDP Leadership In Bid For Liberal Merger

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First Posted: 08/30/11 06:41 PM ET Updated: 10/30/11 06:12 AM ET

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www.winnipegfreepress.com:

OTTAWA - Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin says he'll run for the NDP leadership himself if no candidates step forward pledging to take the party into formal unity talks with the federal Liberals.

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OTTAWA - Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin says he'll run for the NDP leadership himself if no candidates step forward pledging to take the party into formal unity talks with the federal Liberals.
OTTAWA - Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin says he'll run for the NDP leadership himself if no candidates step forward pledging to take the party into formal unity talks with the federal Liberals.
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Whistlejackett
Hey stop doing that
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09:08 AM on 08/31/2011
He is simply offering a weak knead power grab. The fool should remember Jack's efforts. This guy is a sham.
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opprobrious
More speech. Less Flagging.
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01:27 AM on 08/31/2011
He has my support. I mean how hard can it be for the Liberals and the NDP (and the Greens) to put together a platform they can all live with. All they'd have to do is make it fact based and, voila, they'd have a competing vision from that of the Conservatives.
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Stephen Green
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11:08 PM on 08/30/2011
I just do not see a merged Liberal / NDP happening. The Liberal positions are not similar at all. I think the NDP are all by themselves, unless they focus most of their policies towards Quebec. But that would seriously divide their support in the rest of Canada.

The only way the NDP can suceed is by producing a realistic platform (the last one was not) and by appealing to a broad measure of the people in Canada. So far the NDP has not done so. In the end, I think the Liberals will increase their support, and the NDP likely will shrink to lower levels.
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piceaglauca
The picture says it all....
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09:00 PM on 08/30/2011
Those poor Liberals...still looking for an edge. There goes any credibilty Jack Layton achieved. Here's a chance for Quebec to prove their disdain of the Liberal party.
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jteschke
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07:52 PM on 08/30/2011
It should be all right unless so-called centrist sell-out becomes the order of the day.
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Grant in Calgary
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06:55 PM on 08/30/2011
Interesting article.

If it means getting rid of Harper sooner, then I'm all for it.
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aintnoliberalnow
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08:51 PM on 08/30/2011
What you have to realize is that votes for the NDP and Liberals might not mean votes for a united party. Merger at this early point is not in anyone's best interest and would not necessarily mean a defeat of the Conservatives next time around. There is still a real fear of the Federal NDP in parts of central and Western Canada and Quebec is not a particularly reliable base for them. A united party runs a risk of alienating as many as it attracts and maintaining the status quo. The other problem is that the support for the NDP is soft in a lot of ridings and Jack Layton was the charismatic glue that held them to the Party. Remember, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.
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opprobrious
More speech. Less Flagging.
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01:34 AM on 08/31/2011
If you were to combine the numbers of the NDP and Liberals you'd have several more seats where it actually counts: Ontario. Of course, there would be some leakage but I doubt very much since those inclined to vote Conservative would have done so last time. Also, there's the fact that the Cons hard ceiling of support is generally 41 to 42%.
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