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Linus Van Pelt
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« on: December 06, 2010, 09:48:42 PM »
« edited: December 06, 2010, 10:11:36 PM by Schroeder »

So, yeah. After some months of mad infighting and factionalism within both the Liberals and the NDP,  both Premier and Leader of the Opposition have resigned in relatively quick succession and so both parties have a leadership race.

Even Vander Zalm himself has re-emerged on the scene, leading a sort of Tea-Party-like extra-partisan right-populist revolt against the BC Liberals over a new sales tax (the HST):
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 10:12:29 PM »

So, yeah. After some months of mad infighting and factionalism within both the Liberals and the NDP,  both Premier and Leader of the Opposition have resigned in relatively quick succession and so both parties have a leadership race.

Even Vander Zalm himself has re-emerged on the scene, leading a sort of Tea-Party-like extra-partisan right-populist revolt against the BC Liberals over a new sales tax (the HST):
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LOL. Just looked it up; not even the BC Conservatives, who see to be on the verge of a revival, have a leader at the moment. Jane Sterk for Premier?
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 10:14:56 PM »

I liked Gordon Campbell. I was hoping he would rule BC for life.

The number of Canadians at Costco and the mall down here is crazy, though. Definitely a majority, I think... at least based on license plates...
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2010, 06:11:38 AM »

Even Vander Zalm himself has re-emerged on the scene, leading a sort of Tea-Party-like extra-partisan right-populist revolt against the BC Liberals over a new sales tax (the HST):

Astroturfing in the proud American tradition.
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2010, 08:46:22 AM »

If the NDP gets a competent leader, and the Liberals continue to be unpopular even under a new guy; the next election will be quite the NDP landslide.
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