tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post149992625506944948..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: On Election ReadinessSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-27837746285525439912009-08-26T04:51:40.320-04:002009-08-26T04:51:40.320-04:00Steve,
I'm involved in my riding if there was ...Steve,<br />I'm involved in my riding if there was something to be involved in here. There has been zero going on & as I said no response to emails with my offers of help in any area & absolutely nothing going on for a long, long time.penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-65679265156458915652009-08-26T02:56:37.594-04:002009-08-26T02:56:37.594-04:00Any guest on Rutherford's show knows not to pr...Any guest on Rutherford's show knows not to preach to the converted. As to finessing the narrative, i guess the precedent is the 'I don't want an election' master Harper himself. He cranked that one up last year, even broke his own law... looks like he did okay (except for almost breaking up Canada thing afterwards)...rockfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835472375196889875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-14653905687288277912009-08-25T21:15:09.937-04:002009-08-25T21:15:09.937-04:00Steve V.
I am also looking forward to reading the...Steve V.<br /><br />I am also looking forward to reading the "ambitious" policies and platform.<br /><br />I hope voter turnout does increase by at least 3%.<br /><br />Goodluck.CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-29060338981862703172009-08-25T18:23:31.637-04:002009-08-25T18:23:31.637-04:00penlan
Are you involved in your riding? It's...penlan<br /><br />Are you involved in your riding? It's hardly a winnable one at the moment, we lost 2 to 1 last time out. I hear you, but I'm more concerned that we have candidates in potential pickups, that's the first priority at the moment. Oh, and a plane :)<br /><br />Jerry<br /><br />It probably cost us 15-20 seats at a minimum, so outrageous when you think about it. Even if we didn't win, a stronger showing and Dion might have been able to make the coalition fly.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-7704281334095542272009-08-25T18:18:55.370-04:002009-08-25T18:18:55.370-04:00sjw wrote:
"Twice I emailed the local riding ...sjw wrote:<br />"Twice I emailed the local riding association to offer volunteer services and never heard a word back. Well, good luck to them."<br /><br />That's exactly how I feel sjw. If they can't be bothered with regular, grassroots party members then don't ask me to volunteer again like last time. We are so unprepared for an election which could happen in early Nov.<br /><br />Same thing in the last election. Our riding was a complete mess, disorganized, etc. Didn't even get the campaign lit. until 4 days before the vote. Pathetic.<br /><br />Steve, I understand what you're saying - about perception of readiness, but NOT being ready is no good. My riding isn't the only one that has nothing happening & no candidate, etc.penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-67879181304834321152009-08-25T17:54:36.737-04:002009-08-25T17:54:36.737-04:00And just to restate one of my bug bears, the trend...And just to restate one of my bug bears, the trending of the polls on the Thanksgiving weekend last year saw Dion and co on an uptick that was only kyboshed by - wait for it - CTV's release of the lousy question tape, by the Duffyized universe beforte he got rewarded to the Senate, go fat man go.Jerry Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054428435443042500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-12341895900944119662009-08-25T15:04:52.687-04:002009-08-25T15:04:52.687-04:00Junkie
I don't dispute that. However, part o...Junkie<br /><br />I don't dispute that. However, part of the change in the polls was that we came off as weak, making all these demands then backtracking. I remember those polls, and they really changed as soon as we came off as the losers in that showdown. Here's the pdf (http://www.cbc.ca/news/pdf/0779-Full%20report%20_June%2018(5).pdf) and you'll not the numbers dove June 16, which was the day of all the negative coverage that we'd backed down. The day Ignatieff threatened an election we polled at 37%. If you look at the next week's poll, you see our support lagging, Cons up all of sudden- I attribute that to the narrative that Harper got the best of Ignatieff, we fumbled.<br /><br />Again, I hear you on the worrying part, but only when we "lost" the faceoff did the polls turn, which tells me it was more about the dynamics rather than merely threatening.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-87219248004848341012009-08-25T14:19:18.652-04:002009-08-25T14:19:18.652-04:00There's no candidate in my riding, Perth-Welli...<em>There's no candidate in my riding, Perth-Wellington, & no nominee race yet. Not a peep anywhere. I've emailed the Assoc., written on 2 of their sites they have on Facebook & no answer.</em><br /><br />Ditto here in West Nova. Although it should be noted that former MP Robert Thibault was among the throng to meet and great Ignatieff at the Yarmouth airport the other week. I think there is likely a comeback try in the works. Twice I emailed the local riding association to offer volunteer services and never heard a word back. Well, good luck to them.sjwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425560486235905508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-7331642874924135162009-08-25T12:39:35.412-04:002009-08-25T12:39:35.412-04:00I don't wanna scare you guys, but here is the ...I don't wanna scare you guys, but here is the gist of what Paul Adams of Ekos told Rutherford this morning:<br /><br /><i>"When Iggy threatened an election [in June] the Liberals TANKED OVERNIGHT ... Canadians woke up the next day and heard this election talk ...he took a BIG HIT in the polls"</i><br /><br />Iggy has got to finesse the narrative leading up to the non-confidence vote so that HE is not seen as the guy triggering it. Can he do it ?<br /><br />If not, and if the "why are we having an election" talk continues for too long, then you guys <br />wrong footed again.Calgary Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036174847335286409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-44630456973509606412009-08-25T12:20:45.185-04:002009-08-25T12:20:45.185-04:00Compare where we are in Quebec right now, preparde...Compare where we are in Quebec right now, preparded wise, to last year at this time. There's no comparison. I would look at this in totality, rather than individual beefs or ridings. Doesn't look like hype to me, we look a lot more prepared than in the past, OVERALL.<br /><br />Just to add, part of the equation is the optics of looking prepared, giving a sense that you're ready. Don't underestimate that factor, because it keeps the vultures away.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-87589033623813283092009-08-25T11:52:18.667-04:002009-08-25T11:52:18.667-04:00There's no candidate in my riding, Perth-Welli...There's no candidate in my riding, Perth-Wellington, & no nominee race yet. Not a peep anywhere. I've emailed the Assoc., written on 2 of their sites they have on Facebook & no answer. One Facebook site hasn't had a comment since 2008.<br /><br />That does not look ready to me. It's frustrating that I don't even get responses to emails. We are already dead in the water here.penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-24552316123702272752009-08-25T10:28:15.768-04:002009-08-25T10:28:15.768-04:00The Liberals may or may not be ready for an electi...The Liberals may or may not be ready for an election - but I don't take Sen. David Smith's word for it. He said that the party was so well prepared before the last election too. Its part of his job to create spin that the Liberals are well-organized - whether they are or not.DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587165866597795302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-30444059623180518442009-08-25T10:11:33.054-04:002009-08-25T10:11:33.054-04:00as much as i would like to believe all our hype ab...as much as i would like to believe all our hype about being ready for the election i would like to see some real proof. As a campaign manager for the last three campaigns and the manager of record for the next one in a GTA riding I find it strange that there has been NO communication from LPC or LPCO at any level. Do we still have field workers? The campaign database software is "a work in progress" that has yet to be field tested. I can see all the OLO kiddie corp lining up to work in the war room but not much else happening. The Ontario campaign co chairs have been completely invisible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-41543534544991715612009-08-25T09:22:48.512-04:002009-08-25T09:22:48.512-04:00I hope there's an election this fall, simply b...I hope there's an election this fall, simply because I love them. It's like the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, and Christmas all in one. Nothing beats election night coverage. Maps, graphs, stats, political parties...gives me chills!Érichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849352443716808247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-68794398870199878192009-08-25T08:55:21.872-04:002009-08-25T08:55:21.872-04:00I hope you're right about the election prepare...I hope you're right about the election preparedness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com