The Long Campaign Could Exhaust Voters As Well As Candidates

Ottawa Citizen

If we’re always in an election campaign, do campaigns still matter? They used to provide an opportunity every four years or so to focus on issues, personalities and, perhaps most importantly, the question of confidence: whom do we really trust to represent us? David Mitchell: The long campaign could exhaust voters, as well as candidates. But what used to be a short burst of persuasion and partisanship has suddenly morphed into an exhausting marathon. To what end?