I have been saying for weeks that Buzz Hargrove is a Liberal not NDP. Today it is official. (which I was all over yesterday)
...The time-honoured Liberal tactic of poaching New Democrat support got an early start Friday as Paul Martin warned Canada's largest union that only he and Stephen Harper stand a chance of becoming prime minister.
With Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove at his side, Martin struck at the core of the NDP's support base, telling 900 delegates at the union's annual meeting that the election was coming down to "a fundamental clash of values" between Liberals and Conservatives.
...Earlier, Martin
received a ringing endorsement from CAW boss Buzz Hargrove, who said the record of the minority Liberal government in just 17 months shows they should be returned to Ottawa with even more seats, even though the CAW has officially endorsed the New Democrats.
Hargrove explained he'd like to see a Liberal minority with a strong NDP opposition, and said CAW members should vote Liberal if the local New Democrat candidate doesn't stand a good chance of winning.
Jack Layton must be thrilled!
Am I the only one who thinks that this action, this early, means that the Conservatives are doing better than the polls indicate.
Update: I was just thinking...does the fact that the Conservatives want to ban all union contributions to political parties have anything do with this?
