Parties gear up post-debate spin
Leaders back on campaign trail
CBC News
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 12:37 PM CST
Last Updated: Oct 26, 2011 12:32 PM CST
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NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter (left) and Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall debated for an hour in Regina on Tuesday night. CBCLeaders of the Saskatchewan Party and the New Democrats were back on the campaign trail Wednesday, with both camps proclaiming their man the winner of the previous night's debate.
New Democrat Dwain Lingenfelter and the Sask. Party's Brad Wall squared off for a televised hour debating potash revenues, housing, fiscal prudence and other topics.
When it was over, the NDP said Lingenfelter won because he stuck to the issues that matter, including health care, education, infrastructure and affordability for families.
For the most part, the two leaders talked about their policy ideas and avoided talking over one another.
Lingenfelter said for him that was a conscious strategy.
"I watched the Ontario election and less than 50 per cent of the people came out to vote. I think part of it was because of all the negativity — negative ads, personal attack ads. Maybe I can change that. I'm going to try."
However, afterward the Sask. Party said the debate put a spotlight on Lingenfelter's "unaffordable plan to take our province back with 1980s-style deficits."
The party also gave Wall credit for what it called the "zinger" of the night — a reference to a controversial NDP commercial that used stitched-together quotes and was later pulled.
"Mr. Lingenfelter, there you go again," Wall said when Lingenfelter accused him of insulting teachers in the legislature. "I'm not sure if you're splicing comments that you heard together but you know that's not true."
Lingenfelter was in Saskatoon in the morning to announce a plan to expand kindergarten to full day.
Wall was in Emerald Park east of Regina where he didn't announce anything new, but talked about his party's support for farmers.
The provincial election is Nov. 7.
Fifty-eight seats are up for grabs. Before the legislature was dissolved, the governing Sask. Party held 38 and the NDP had 20.
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Saskatchewan Election Results
Updated: Nov. 7, 2011, 11:57 PM CST
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | 49 | 0 | 49 | 64.21 |
| NDP | 9 | 0 | 9 | 31.99 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| LIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| PC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Saskatchewan. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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