bowserthedog on 07 August 2015
| Leadified said: The Maclean's debate ended earlier today so I'll post some thoughts: Overall I have to say the Elizabeth May without a doubt was the winner here. She came off as very strong, asked all the right questions, knew what she was talking about and had a pretty clear stance. I also think that this debate really will help the Green Party shake off the image of being a one issue party. I honestly forgot May was going to be at the debate which is regrettable because she really came out swinging. Muclair I would put in a solid second. He started off slow but really got going as the debate went on. Similar to May he came off as very strong, asked the right questions and he knew what he was talking about. His presentation was good in the sense that it was calm and collected but he also appeared a bit too cold at times. Overall a solid performance and I think he has proved that the NDP are a serious contender. Credit where credit is due, Harper did okay. He kept it together which is important considering the sharp criticism form the other three. In terms of actual policy however I don't really think a lot was said. Nothing particularly awful but nothing to write home about either. On the bottom I have to put Trudeau. He gets points for being passionate and honestly I can't blame him for getting frustrated at Harper for all the attack ads aimed against him. But I think his greatest weakness was that he talked too much but said little of value. I thought he struggled against Harper and Muclair's counterpoints and the whole Clarity Act thing felt rather desperate. However this is just the beginning! We have three more debates to go in the upcoming months. Hopefully we'll get some opinion polls soon and see if the debate had any significant impact. |
The thing about May is that she can promise whatever she wants and knows she will never be in a position to have to back up what she says so she can come off looking pretty good in a debate. If she had any chance of winning she'd be a lot more reserved.
