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Justin Trudeau ad conveying he was ready to govern - ‘Ready’ August 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbI985_oN-k

Canadian PM Conservative Stephen Harper ‘Proven Leadership’ ad conveys difficulties of leadership, May 2015 https://youtu.be/um1pc0ZpW10

Scaling back promises mid election - BBC media report on how the UK parties reduced their promises in the 2010 election: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3vtnjjgy6w

Example of effective and ineffective communication on this by John Key (National leader) and David Cunliffe (Labour leader) in the last TV debate in the 2014 NZ election when both are asked to lay out their  first 100 days plan - http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/first-100-days-government-expect-video-6083930

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