Tonight, Albertans squandered a wonderful opportunity. Imagine a land of hope. Of dreams. Of freedom. Now take that image and set it on fire – because that’s what Albertans did tonight. By re-electing a Progressive Conservative government, Albertans set this province back 20 years. Albertan voters elected a party that has been bullying and intimidating…
Read moreComprehensive seat prediction, ridings to watch, #wrp majority #abvote
At long last, I am now ready to present a comprehensive prediction based on the last two polls released by Forum Research. I decided to aggregate these two polls because they happened one day apart (Last Saturday and Last Sunday), and both were released by the same company, using the same methodology. At the right of…
Read moreTen Reasons I Am Voting Wildrose #abvote #wrp
10. Conscience Rights. Yep. That’s on the list. Why? Because, for a society to be truly free, people must be able to act in accordance with their conscience! Freedom of conscience is already protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and merely means that someone will continue to be free to refer a…
Read moreAnother Seat Prediction: Abacus Data – #wrp 71, #PC 12, #ABNDP and #ABLIB 2 #abvote
A couple of things here. First, I’m dealing with a bout of laryngitis, otherwise I’d be doing this as a video blog. I switched formats for that purpose, and it’s quite frustrating to be relegated back to text on account of The Common Cold deciding to attack my voice box. Oh well. The show, as…
Read moreNastiest. Campaign. Ever: Nazi Comparisons, Fear Mongering Video, Election Prediction #abvote #wrp #pcaa (UPDATED)
The election campaign has really heated up in the last few days, and things are getting nasty – from accusations of homophobia to racism, both aimed at candidates and at members of the public participating in discussions on Twitter. Politics is a blood sport at the best of times, and I’ve seen some rough campaigns…
Read moreQuick seat prediction – Today’s Forum Poll #wrp 62, #PCAA 22, #ABNDP 3 #abvote
I have just visually superimposed an riding map of the new riding distribution over the riding distribution for the 2008 election, and calculated seat results. Then, based on the geography of the new ridings, I’ve tried to adjust the seat counts based on the new number of seats in the Alberta Legislature (87). It really…
Read moreRedford is getting defensive #abdb8 #abvote
Redford is getting very angry and very sarcastic. She is speaking AT people, not TO people, and has a permanent sneer. Terrible. Worst. Premier. Ever.
Read moreFirst Segment Marks: #abdb8 #abvote Smith B+, Sherman F, Mason B-, Redford B
Redford held her own, but Smith did very well. She needs to jump in more and speak up when needed. Sherman is dropping the ball.
Read moreOpening Statements: Smith A-, Sherman F, Redford C, Mason B
Danielle Smith seemed nice and relaxed, Brian Mason did very well too. Sherman was way too stiff, and Redford sounded rehearsed.
Read moreLiveblogging the #abvote debate
As best as I can, I will be liveblogging the debate tonight starting at 6:30. You can also find me participating in the online chat on Sun News Network’s website, and also on Twitter. I will try to get a video blog entry out a bit later on.
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