OK, this has to stop. (h/t NationalNewswatch) How could Tera Camus write such a piece without callenging some of the nonsense.
...Green party Leader Elizabeth May is trying to decide where to run in Cape Breton in the next federal election.
The problem is she doesn’t know which of the island’s two Liberal MPs she wants to topple more — Rodger Cuzner in Cape Breton-Canso or Mark Eyking in Sydney-Victoria. Both are well-known and have been well-supported in two previous elections as government party members.
Topple? She is going to get toppled. Check out the results from the last election - should she run in Cape Breton-Canso where the Liberals got 53.19% or in Sydney-Victoria were they got 49.88%. Oh yeah, those ridings are ripe for a toppling.
But it gets better.
...Wherever she decides to run, the national leader with "Tommy Douglas-style" grassroots campaigning skills needs to factor in the long periods she will be away from Cape Breton to help other Green candidates win seats. She expects to win five to 10 seats nationally, but needs to be front and centre for that to happen.
Are you kidding me! Five to 10 seats. Fawning media coverage will not convert to five to 10 seats. I would not be surprised if the Greens did not win any seats. Hey, I have nothing against the Greens but let's get real.
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“She expects to win five to 10 seats nationally”
This comment is interesting in that during an election campaign, whenever the Tories make relatively similar bold predictions, the media laughs in their faces. Imagine had Harper claimed during the last election that he expected even five conservative seats in Quebec.
A Canadian election is about the only competition in the world where one of the particpants must not show confidence in their prospect for victory.
Why is that, James Bow?
Posted by Dr. Strangelove | January 19, 2007 11:25 AM
Posted on January 19, 2007 11:25
Any chance she might draw off sufficient Liberals and Dippers to give the Tories a chance in Cape Breton ? Probably not.
If I were her I’d take a shot at Sannich & the Gulf Islands in BC.
Why is she trying for the Cape Breton seats. Is she a native of those parts ?
Posted by The Fog is Clearing | January 19, 2007 12:20 PM
Posted on January 19, 2007 12:20
A Canadian election is about the only competition in the world where one of the particpants must not show confidence in their prospect for victory.
It hurts the Conservatives electoral chance to show confidence in their prospect for victory because there is a large segment of their votes that aren’t really votes for the Conservatives, but are instead votes against specific issues with the Liberals. These voters want to register their complaint, but are not comfortable with a Conservative majority. It is therefore important for the Conservatives to not look like they are going to win a majority.
Posted by Anonymous | January 19, 2007 1:45 PM
Posted on January 19, 2007 13:45
This is the same Elizabeth May, when heading up the Siera Club, who predicted that the Great Lakes would have been emptied long ago. I guess shes not the best prognosticator.
Posted by expert.tom | January 19, 2007 10:18 PM
Posted on January 19, 2007 22:18