Comments on: Conservatives attack ads on Iggy are doing great for fundraising…

By: Mark Francis

Mark Francis — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:30:25 +0000

I agree that we tend to vote against politicians rather than for them. I do not believe that Harper will do well in the next election, mainly because he has lost Quebec, and appears to have no strategy to get it back. However, I stand pat on my assertion that the attack ads are likely to hurt Iggy, though how much movement this will cause in numbers is not clear.

By: Warren. S

Warren. S — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:52:36 +0000

Mao used to wait patiently for “the snakes to come out of their holes” This is what Iggy has done. Consolidate his support, raise money and give Harper more rope to hang himself.

Conservatives have been poking a bear with a stick for 3(+)years now. I think that the bear is getting very angry.

It could be argued that Canadians rarely vote “for” politicians. We are more inclined to vote “against”. I think that we’ve had enough of Harper.

I think that Harper’s done. A majority is very unlikely. A reduction in Conservative seats is very likely. Even if they form another majority govt, Stephen has had enough chances to find the holy grail. This is his last chance. He will fail.

By: Mark Francis

Mark Francis — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:18:20 +0000

The point in running ads now is to frame issues. The science of PR is very clear and proven on this point: Regardless of the veracity of the claim, after a few months, people actually tend to forget whether or not information fed to them was reliable, or how they came to know it, and instead remember only the conclusion they came to.

This is why attack ads work, and why early framing works.

By waiting until later in the game, you are actually yielding ground, and allowing your opponent to frame himself and issues.

By: Paul Raposo

Paul Raposo — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:52:30 +0000

I’m sorry, but why should we spend ad dollars on adverts now, so early in the game? If we blow our wad on early ads and the big ads come out from the Cons later on, we’re screwed. Spend wisely and answer shrewdly.

By: Zorpheous

Zorpheous — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:31:32 +0000

Dion – Not a Leader
Iggy – Not a Canadian
Harper – Not an Economist, but definitely an Asshole and a one trick pony show.

Time for some photoshopping this weekened I think

By: Mark Francis

Mark Francis — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:22:58 +0000

The ads will have a negative effect on the Liberals standing in the polls unless they respond soon with a similar campaign either promoting Iggy and the LPC, or thrashing Harper more effectively. The truth is, negative ads work, and one day of rebuttal from Iggy et al will not counter weeks and months of negative framing 24/7 on TV and radio. Dion suffered terribly from this.