Lincoln said you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time but you can't fool all the people all the time.

In our system, you only have to fool about 39% of the people who vote (meaning about 24% of the population) once every four years and you get to sit in the good seats.

Yes, voter fatigue played the major role in PM Harper's unfortunate defeat but no PM since Laurier in 1908 has won 4 consecutive terms.

And Mr. Harper had a sterling economic and fiscal record in the most turbulent global economic times since The Great Depression in the 1930s, with Canada outpacing the rest of the G 7 for the five years following this global collapse.

As well, Harper held power longer than any Conservative PM except Sir John A. and was the only PM in history to increase his share of the votes and seats in 3 consecutive elections (06.08,11).

The other factor was the litany of Liberal lies, libels and rash promises skillfully delivered by a drama teacher.