Canadian provincial leadership elections 2015

[Boston Bread]

Selinger is probably finished, he may not make the 2nd ballot.

I'd be happy with Oswald or Ashton.

[DC Al Fine]

How big of a new leader bonus can we expect for the NDP? Will they start competing with the Tories and draw votes back from the Liberals?

[RogueBeaver]

PCPO: Brown sold 40k memberships, Elliott 13k, McNaughton 6k. Fun times.

[MaxQue]

PCPO: Brown sold 40k memberships, Elliott 13k, McNaughton 6k. Fun times.

Isn't Brown an hardcore social conservative? Are they trying to give yet another election to Liberals? Ontario PC seems to be a gift that keeps on giving.

Never mind. Confused with McNaughton.

[Hatman 🍁]

Wow, maybe Elliot won't win after all.  I guess the Tories never want to ever form government. Let the playboy win, then.

[DC Al Fine]

Wow, maybe Elliot won't win after all.  I guess the Tories never want to ever form government. Let the playboy win, then.

Might work for the Liberals federally. Why not the Tories provincially?

[Hatman 🍁]

Justin is at least married, so his playboy days are long over.

[adma]

I wonder how many of those Brown memberships are those dicey mass "ethnic bloc" sorts of things--as I've suggested, he seems to have inherited the "Frank Klees machine" on that count...

[RogueBeaver]

Paikin on how Brown could win. Borrowing the Kenney playbook could be one reason.

[RogueBeaver]

PCPO update: Elliott sold 26k, McNaughton less than 5k. PC source notes that past 4 winners have been those who sold the most memberships.

[DL]

PCPO update: Elliott sold 26k, McNaughton less than 5k. PC source notes that past 4 winners have been those who sold the most memberships.

Is that true? I thought Klees sold the most memberships when he lost last time.

[RogueBeaver]

PQ: Drainville and PKP youth wing supporters drafted a letter with FN staffers denouncing the tuition hike for French students before LBB shut them down.

[trebor204]

Agenda for MB NDP Leadership Convention on Sunday (All times Central)


SUNDAY, MARCH 8

REGISTRATION OPENS 7:00 AM // REGISTRATION CLOSES 9:15 AM

9:00 AM Call to Order
9:15 AM Candidates for Leader   
10:30 AM Credentials Committee Report
10:30 AM First Ballot
12:00 PM Announcement of First Ballot
12:30 PM Second Ballot 
1:45 PM Announcement of Second Ballot
1:50 PM Remarks by Leader
2:00 PM Adjournment

[King of Kensington]

From the point of view of the Ontario Liberals, the PCs are the gift that keeps on giving!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/b-c-conservative-mp-james-lunney-tweets-against-evolution-1.2978984

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mp-cheryl-gallant-s-sex-ed-curriculum-comments-condemned-by-ontario-liberals-1.2978553

[RogueBeaver]

Except those aren't PCs, but I digress.

[King of Kensington]

Right, but the more attention to the Ontario PC turn to the GOP fringe, the worse.

[DL]

I think the point is that federal CPC MPs routinely say extremist things and doesn't seem to stop them from winning elections.

[King of Kensington]

For whatever reason, the federal Conservatives have done a much better job marginalizing their fringe.

[MaxQue]

On February 28, PEI PCs have a new leader, Rob Lantz, former Charlottetown City Councillor (2006-2014). He beated James Aylward (MLA for Stafford-Kinlock since 2011) and Darlene Compton (defeated candidate in Belfast-Murray River in 2011).

Also, on February 23, the new Liberal leader Wade MacLauchlan sworn in as the new Premier.

[RogueBeaver]

PCPO: McNaughton staffer charged w/criminally harassing Elliott workers.

[RogueBeaver]

Ivison paints a fairly positive picture of Brown: skilled retailer, logistician, bread-and-butter pragmatist. Shortcoming mentioned is his policy vagueness.

[Boston Bread]

So PCPO isn't a coronation anymore? I can't believe Brown has a shot, and I'm saying that as someone who has lived in his riding. A random backbencher with no accomplishments I can think of and is a blue Tory when PC's should be looking to moderate. At least if he wins the PC's will have less of a chance in 2018.

[DC Al Fine]

So PCPO isn't a coronation anymore? I can't believe Brown has a shot, and I'm saying that as someone who has lived in his riding. A random backbencher with no accomplishments I can think of and is a blue Tory when PC's should be looking to moderate. At least if he wins the PC's will have less of a chance in 2018.

The Blues have no reason to vote for a Red and were bound to coalesce around somebody.

Also, I dispute the notion that moderation is necessary to win for either left or right. Mike Harris is managed to win. Mark Warner isn't president of the USA. What matters is presenting a clear alternative vision that can pry enough people away from the other parties.

[RogueBeaver]

Radwanski on the MBNDP.

[136or142]

Will CBC Radio or some other station or even tv be broadcasting live from the convention floor in Manitoba?