So it looks like the left got its ass kicked, after all. Liberals lost 27 seats, NPD gained 8, and conservatives gained 19, which is a net loss to the left. Does the current economic meltdown have any effect on Canadian voters?
Who is 'New Democrats" anyway? Politically, that is. Their website is awfully vague - they look leftish, but more like Clinton 'new Democrats", no? Wojtek
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