Federal Libs 'well-resigned' to their fate as nasty election set to begin

A 'sense of futility' pervades federal Liberal caucus as incumbents prepare to hit the campaign trail in historic, nasty, low-down and dirty campaign.

Liberal incumbents are "well-resigned to their fate" on hitting the hustings three months early in what's expected to be an unprecedented dirty, low-down, mudslinging election campaign, say Liberals.

Most say it's a mug's game to predict how the 39th general election will end up, after the Liberals have held onto power for 12 years, won three consecutive majorities, were reduced to a 135-seat minority government in 2004 and are...