http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...hoice-for-ontarios-challenges/article2188213/
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1062834--liberals-best-choice-for-ontario-s-future
Both of these papers have come out in favour of McGuinty - mainly because neither of his opponents seem to offer anything close to a viable alternative.
I also heard on the news this morning that only about 10% of the electorate is undecided. Those are probably the people who just don't pay attention to
politics and who likely won't make much of an effort to compare the party platforms etc this late in the game. You have to wonder if those undecided are
likely to be influenced by these newspaper endorsements. I know when I was in my early twenties and didn't follow politics closely, I was influenced by
mainstream newspaper editorials just before election day. It was an easy way to fulfill my obligation to vote without doing my homework. So I'm wondering
if these endorsements will have that kind of impact now.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1062834--liberals-best-choice-for-ontario-s-future
Both of these papers have come out in favour of McGuinty - mainly because neither of his opponents seem to offer anything close to a viable alternative.
I also heard on the news this morning that only about 10% of the electorate is undecided. Those are probably the people who just don't pay attention to
politics and who likely won't make much of an effort to compare the party platforms etc this late in the game. You have to wonder if those undecided are
likely to be influenced by these newspaper endorsements. I know when I was in my early twenties and didn't follow politics closely, I was influenced by
mainstream newspaper editorials just before election day. It was an easy way to fulfill my obligation to vote without doing my homework. So I'm wondering
if these endorsements will have that kind of impact now.