Now the Guergis affair has flared up. And, I believe, it's causing the equivalent of battlefield blowback. Unintended as it may be, I believe that Guergis's highlighting of the allegations made against her makes Harper look good rather than bad.
Instead of Canadians asking themselves the question that Guergis (and surely the Liberals) would like, namely "Why did Haper turf her?" The question they will ask is "Why didn't he do it sooner."
I don't want to comment on whether the allegations are true. They clearly have no evidence to substantiate them.
But evidence doesn't matter in the court of public opinion. And that's where this election battle is being played.
Highlighting this issue shows Harper as mean, tough, unrepentant... and decisive. Something Ignatieff has consistently failed to convince Canadians of.
In effect, this highlights a contrast with Ignatieff that the Tories have been playing on themselves. Harper is decisive, meanwhile Ignatieff is "Just Visiting." Harper is competent, meanwhile Ignatieff is "Not here for you..."
Again, I'm not talking about concrete realities here, I'm talking about pure political positioning only.
With most polls showing that Tory Bunker is holding strong, I think the Tories have actually made some inches of progress on the battlefield today.
Day 21 Winner: The Tories
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