[carisear]

I caught about 75% of the debate, and what a snooze fest. I don't follow politics everyday anymore, but know enough of the history to not have learned anything new at all.

What was clear was the strategy each party took.

NDP wanted to look like they were calm now, and could actually govern. They did not want to look like a protest vote, and were acting as if they were the official opposition. good for them. (still hate them, but I like the approach)

Everyone is saying the debate NEEDS Elizabeth May. I disagree. She said what she needed to say, and she came prepared. She is now a veteran life-long politician, and spoke like one.

Trudeau came out scrappy, aiming directly at the NDP. He did not look stately at all. He knows that most of the votes he can sway will be from the NDP, and had a clear plan to attack them. He's just not ready (tm).

with so many years in office, and so much potential ammo, no one could muster anything against Harper. By default, as the ruling PM for an extended period of time, it should've been easy to lay it on him, issue after issue after issue. He came out completely unscathed. The fight the 3 other leaders had, were with each other mainly. Simply by not losing, Harper came out as a winner.