christmasoompa

Yes it was, it was simply moved in to this thread (see post no. 82), as you'd posted it in a stand alone thread rather than in the thread already going on the subject.

HTH.

JonboyE

I think this is part of it. The polls showed there was a significant majority of people who wanted change and were prepared to vote for a centrist or centre-left party. The problem was that the NDP did not present themselves as a viable alternative. They ran a nothing campaign. The only policy they managed to communicate to me (and I follow politics closely) was that they would not be the Liberals. They seemed to think that would be enough.

Clarke, like her or not, ran a great campaign. She positioned herself as the champion of the blue collar worker who would fight to bring jobs to BC. Did you ever see her throughout the campaign when she was not wearing a hard hat and a hi-viz jacket? It boxed the NDP into the corner of being the party that wold not fight to bring jobs for ordinary people to BC.

Clarke was selling a vision for the future, hope in other words. Dix, in contrast, came across like a deer stuck in the headlights who did not have a plan at all. Other than not being a Liberal.

As Jsmth321 says, there were people who were natural NDP supporters who held their nose and voted Liberal. There were great swathes more who would have voted NDP but were simply not inspired enough to get off thier behinds and vote.

scilly

oh, the NDP ran a rotten campaign!

They seemed to think that the fact that they were so far ahead in the polls meant they didn't really have to do much.

They really were out-campaigned by Clarke, you can't fault her on that "blue collar image".

John Horgan has another 2 years to re-position the NDP into an acceptable position to those in this province who fear the "communist hordes" as Wacky Bennett and succeeding premiers have continually categorised the party.

JuneSpring

Wow, this all sounds quite depressing. Anyway, 22K votes, but probably losing momentum.

"In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve"

Oh well.

ExKiwilass

I know a lot of people i work with were scared of the NDP. Also people already in the market don't necessarly want anything to change.

Aviator

Those that were here when the NDP were last in power would have good reason to be anxious about them coming back!

Aviator

Shame she can't run an equally great government

Most of that went with the HST vote

Oink

No it doesn't, long may it continue to get more expensive.

scrubbedexpat091

Only those who currently own say that sort of stuff.

JuneSpring

So....you're an excessively heartless one, many property owners still like to have a social conscience

JuneSpring

Yeah, it often seems that way in politics, choose the lesser of two evils. Britain gets Cameron, Australia gets Abbott.

It's kind of a farce that good people can't rise to the top (sorry for offending most everyone's political sensibilities)

JuneSpring

Do you think it's because Canadian politicians are held to lesser account - a more or less apathetic or socially inactive populace or something? Canadians are polite right? Does this seep into their appetite for activism?

Oink

To quote Mike The-Cool-Person "A social conscience is like a garden shed. You try and eat it, it'll stick in your throat."

JuneSpring

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

JuneSpring

This house: 300 Beaver Rd, North Vancouver Property Listing: MLS® #V1123116

1.3 million and it was sold in December 2014 for 1 million

This market is flipping mad