get ready to go to the polls.
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The Conservative Party's chief election strategist has laid out a detailed campaign blueprint for Tory insiders warning that the government expects to be fighting an election battle by March. The plan would see the Tories exploit polling numbers that they say show Stephen Harper possesses substantially better leadership qualities than Liberal counterpart Stéphane Dion. [/p] As articulated on Tuesday by Doug Finley to about 75 Conservative candidates, organizers and nomination hopefuls, the Tories are ready to run a highly centralized, quick-response campaign that includes a 1,600-square-metre war room.[/p] They have also arranged for bus and air transportation and want nominations wrapped up by March 25 or 26, sources quote Mr. Finley as saying.[/p]
"Although Mr. Harper might want to capitalize on an election, it would be very difficult for him to call one himself because he has already put forward a bill that would set the next election for 2009."[/p]
from CTV.CA[/p]The Tories also have plans:[/p] [ul][li]To pinpoint which candidates might be provoked into making damaging comments [/li][li]To make efforts to get their message out in local news outlets rather than the Ottawa press gallery [/li][li]To increase the use of email [/li][li]To use their own television studio, which would make it simpler to conduct interviews with local journalists[/li][/ul]
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