2015 Federal Election

[christiesplits]

New Forum poll:

LPC 37%
CPC 31%
NDP 24%
Bloc 6%
GRN 2%

Seat estimate:

LIB 127
CON 114
NDP 77
BQ 19
GRN 1

http://poll.forumresearch.com/post/2412/leading-or-tied-everywhere-but-alberta

 

[Videodrome]

https://twitter.com/spaikin/status/655030961743265792

Steve PaikinVerified account‏@spaikin
Forum saying same thing. Is it possible after all this, @pmharper hasn't been able to move a single undecided vote?

Let's say Harper loses and step down as leader. Does the party go even farther to the right or back to the PC roots?

 

[salsa]

 

[Videodrome]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/glob...andate-stephen-harper-doesnt/article26842506/

In short, the Globe says yes to the CPC, but no to Harper.

 

[ttk77]

Is that article behind a paywall? It won't open for me. Judging by the title though, that's ridiculous. You can't have one without the other. Besides, I'm not sure anyone knows what the Conservative party would be without Harper. I half expect it to implode when there's no longer an iron fist keeping the various factions in line.

 

[Videodrome]

That is odd. It opens just fine for me.

 

[King of Kensington]

This is a bizarre endorsement (and likely a reflection of the tension between the editorial board and ownership, where a Liberal endorsement was replaced by a Conservative one in the last provincial election). So basically it says: stick with the Conservatives because the Liberals and NDP aren't all that different anyway. And then goes on to say replace Harper with a more moderate leader. But Harper's most likely successor is the more socially conservative Jason Kenney.

ETA: Also, Harper is gone without a majority, and in the unlikely case he gets a majority - why would they need a change in leader and strategy?

 

[Videodrome]

[But Harper's most likely successor is the more socially conservative Jason Kenney.

The Canadian Republican party!

 

[salsa]

Surprise surprise, another scummy endorsement by the Globe & Mail, from the same paper that endorsed a minority Tim Hudak government.

 

[Videodrome]

The Globe editor is doing a Facebook Q&A. I suggest that people read it. "#MoreGlobeEndorsements" is now a trend.

What the Globe endorsed was a hope, not an actual party or leader.

 

[christiesplits]

The Globe's role is to be the small c conservative curmudgeon of Canada's media landscape, reminding their small c conservative curmudgeon readership in Moore Park that all change is bad and any hint of populist fervour (e.g. Trudeamania, The Orange Wave) is a flash in the pan affair concocted by the lower classes.

 

[King of Kensington]

The Globe's role is to be the small c conservative curmudgeon of Canada's media landscape, reminding their small c conservative curmudgeon readership in Moore Park that all change is bad and any hint of populist fervour (e.g. Trudeamania, The Orange Wave) is a flash in the pan affair concocted by the lower classes.

Very apt assessment.

 

[salsa]

In short, the Globe says yes to the CPC, but no to Harper.

I endorse Donald Trump! Oh and he should not be president.

 

[Videodrome]

I endorse the Democratic Party, but not Hillary Clinton.

 

[ttk77]

I endorse the Democratic Party, but not Hillary Clinton.

Well that one is entirely possible. She doesn't quite look like the shoo-in she was before.