- Harper and the Con's Attack Ads Is Reason For Low Voter Turnout

Posted to: A bad night for the Liberals, Robert Silver, 10 Nov.'09
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/spector-vision/the-big-winner-in-quebec/article1357381/ Tab 6


Please see: Ignatieff 'quality guy,' Flanagan says, by: Frances Russell, 12/11/2009
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/ignatieff-quality-guy-flanagan-says-69835582.html?commentConfirmed=y#comments

"Research done by Angus Reid Strategies showed Conservative attack ads during the 2008 campaign persuaded 11 per cent of Canadians not to vote at all and had the hoped-for effect of depressing non-Conservatives from voting while inspiring the party faithful to go to the polls."

my post: " … I agree with this 200%. The only thing we can get out of the 4 by-elections this week is verification of this - not by 11% but even 20% ..."

excerpt:
Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.html