Copps.........

"Instead, the notwithstanding proposal was no more than a tactical diversion, treated with skepticism by the media and by the very public it was supposed to bring onside.

If the Martin war room is preparing an epitaph, it only has to look in the mirror. The campaign was conceived with daring tactics (witness the over-the-top attack ads) and little strategy. They were banking on Harper's mistakes to keep them in government. Caucus advice to run a short, positive campaign was ignored. Instead, a long, negative national campaign exemplifies the adage that governments defeat themselves"