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In response to "Do you get the sense of what their thinking is? I gotta say, especially as a westerner, Simpson's take makes a lot of sense. -- nm" by Name Withheld By Request

I can't say for sure... I get the feeling a lot of people have been voting for the Bloc for so many years they don't even think about it anymore

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Oct 21 '08, 08:15

I guess we often feel like provincial politics has a lot more impact on our lives, so we feel better sending people who value the province more than the country (with which many people believe we have nothing in common, even though they don't really know anyone from outside Quebec).

A lot of people also don't like the choices they have: we are really not in line with the Conservatives, the liberal used to have more support but the sponsorship thing, which happened mostly here, destroyed their reputation (and we don't like Dion, which is seen as kind of a traitor here), and the NPD is doind a terrible job at getting better known. The Bloc is the only option left

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Even during the Liberal majorities, most Quebecois voted Bloc. Especially francophones. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:24 2
- Actually their % of votes was one of the lowest ever in 2008 -- nm - Guigue Oct 21, 08:26 1
  - Yes, but their number of votes is still the highest in the province and overall was higher than 2000 and only 6K less than 1997. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 21, 08:38

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I can't say for sure... I get the feeling a lot of people have been voting for the Bloc for so many years they don't even think about it anymore

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