Fear and Anger at the North Poll

This morning finds this page feeling somewhat ironic about about the Federal Election call for January 23. If voters in the Lower Mainland (where ridings could determine the stripe of a minority government) didn't know we were headed for a winter trip to the polls as of today, at least they do know that we're headed for winter. How did they get this ominous freak snowfall here on the first day of the winter campaign?

Accusations and investigations aside, the issues of this campaign are simple: either you're angry at the Paul Martin Liberals, or you're afraid of the Stephen Harper Conservatives. Si vous lisez ceci au Quebec, vous pouvez etre tous deux.

As for NDP supporters, these are people too caught up with things like fixing Canada's health care system and protecting the environment to understand real politics. That's why the NDP is only at 17% in the Strategic Council's initial poll, compared to 35% for Fear and 29% for Anger.

The next few weeks will obviously provide a wealth of material for Canada's blogosphere. As regulars to this page are aware, I started off as a guest blogger with Revolutionary Moderation. RevMod gained notoriety during the last federal election for the RevMod Gaffe-O-Meter (tm) which tabulated the pratfalls of party leaders and candidates, and prizes were awarded to readers who submitted gaffes. Don has brought back the Gaffe-O-Meter, so keep your eyes peeled for those juicy unscripted moments.

Oh...and the moments that are scripted just plain wrong. Don counts those too.