Big night for the Alberta NDP… not so great for Alberta democracy
Brian Mason’s campaign (and Raj Pannu’s gambit in stepping down) clearly scored, doubling the party’s seats in the legislature to four. (Probably not entirely due to the billboard, but you never know…) But with turnout at just under 45 per...Lament for a notion
From Paul Wells’ Nov. 15 entry, taking a swing at a speech by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Lucienne Robillard: I am not going to sugar-coat the formidable task facing anyone who straps on the hip waders to stroll through the river of jargon that follows. I...Best web campaign by a Canadian political party, ever
Here’s one strong contender: the Alberta NDP. Online fundraising and organizing, funny issue-based web sites, a clear message and buckets of interaction-y goodness. Be sure to check it out.Election-night reactions
I remember vividly the feeling I had in 1992 when Bill Clinton won the White House. I was under no illusions that the man was going to lead the United States into an era of social democracy, but a cloud had lifted; I could think of Washington without a sensation of...Nastiest campaign in the 2004 election?
If you live within the reach of Seattle media, you got to witness a genuinely venemous Republican campaign: Dino Rossi’s race for the governorship against Democrat Christine Gregoire. (Gregoire currently has a slender lead in the vote count, and her people say...
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