Lest anyone try to make too much of Fox News North's desperate plea for attention, I'll guess that the direct effects woun't figure to be all that strong in either direction. Yes, the story actually fits nicely with the NDP's call to fix politics as they stand, but I'd expect that to roughly balance out the intended effect of smearing Jack Layton.
That said, though, the indirect effect looks to be far more important.
With the Cons having taken their time even beginning to answer the possibility that the NDP might be able to form government, their closest media ally has now ensured that their choice of anti-NDP messages will be receive limited discussion as election day approaches. Which doesn't necessarily mean the NDP will benefit in the end - but may mean that we shouldn't expect much to change from the support levels and trends already in place today.
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