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2016 Postmortem

mtnsnake

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14. Yup, there is no reason they can't operate in the manner you're suggesting

Reply to Takket (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 12:15 AM

Dec 2016

Anyone with any common sense at all knows that your suggestions make a lot more sense than the way the campaigns are set up now. It's probably one of the few changes that voters on either side of the fence would love to see happen.

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Does anyone else think the extremely long length of our presidential campaigns is a major reason [View all] mtnsnake Dec 2016 OP

debates need a new format, and out of the hands of networks looking for profit.. JHan Dec 2016 #1

A 3 week campaign season would have seemed too long this time around. (nt) stone space Dec 2016 #2

You mean endless, right? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #3

Parliament HailToTheDaleks Dec 2016 #4

Our election and primary season are both WAY TOO FRIGIGN LONG! nt LostOne4Ever Dec 2016 #5

I think it's more a matter of gerrymandering and the extreme polarization of the parties meow2u3 Dec 2016 #6

I sure don't think it helps. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #7

In 2015, Stephen Harper called for a new election to be held 11 weeks after the call. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #8

It takes a while to spend $1 billion on advertising. (Or however much it actually was) Nt. aidbo Dec 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Dec 2016 #10

Canada is much better riverbendviewgal Dec 2016 #11

Yes. Primaries should be shortened.. YvonneCa Dec 2016 #12

absolutely Takket Dec 2016 #13

Yup, there is no reason they can't operate in the manner you're suggesting mtnsnake Dec 2016 #14