The Narrative War #nlpoli
The day after a massive Liberal victory in the general election, CBC’s David Cochrane posted an analysis piece on the new administration. CBC distributed it nationally. Cochrane describe Dwight Ball…
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Election Results #nlpoli
Doing things differently. That’s what the Liberal campaign was all about. Now we have to see if Ball and the Liberals actually put that into action. What the commentariat missed…
The youtube election #nlpoli
This is the year of the youtube election. Some of them, like Alison Coffin’s recession pitch or Dan Crummell’s “I live in the district” spot are simple and straightforward. Others,…
Great candidate quotes #nlpoli
The Telegram did voters a valuable service the last weekend of the campaign by printing responses from candidates in metro districts to two simple questions. They asked the candidates to…
Weight Problems #nlpoli
If you want to know why Forum Research’s poll is out of line with the other polls done on the provincial election, you need look no further than the data…
Abacus poll confirms massive Liberal lead #nlpoli
Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador awoke Thursday to a massive sucking noise as amateur pundits, media commentators, and newsrooms across the province realised they’d read way too much into a…
The Leaders
The provincial election campaign a decidedly nastier turn on Monday. Conservative leader Paul Davis is trying his best to save the party’s furniture. Davis’ best is nasty stuff. Davis called…
Selling energy assets a good thing: Danny Williams #nlpoli
“It was a previous Liberal government that wanted to actually privatize Hydro. This particular government wants to strengthen Hydro, wants to make it a very valuable corporation: a corporation…
The CRA poll in Election 2015 #nlpoli
Corporate Research Associates’ latest poll is in line with polls by MQO and Abacus. The table below shows CRA’s quarterly poll results since the last provincial election with the CRA…
The parties and Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
The mighty Muskrat Falls turned up a few times in the leaders’ debate on Monday night. Now that the project’s huge problems are plainer, folks like Earle McCurdy of the…
The Debate #nlpoli
The only winner in the debate was David Cochrane. He’s no Paul Wells but he did a fine job of wrangling the three leaders. And that’s the problem for the…
Methylmercury and Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
Muskrat Falls has been the big issue in two successive elections. In 2011, the parties wanted to talk about the project, while voters didn’t. It never showed up in the…
The Undull Election #nlpoli
The only people who think this is a dull election don’t know anything about politics. Seriously. On the day before nominations closed for candidates, the governing provincial Conservatives admitted on…
Kicking ass in political coverage #nlpoli
The province’s major media outlets have taken different approaches to political coverage in this election from what they did last time. The result has been one of the most interesting…
Details #nlpoli
While the townie media are clamouring for details from people who don’t have the details, it’s important to look at what the people with the details are saying. CBC’s Ramona…
The same sheet of paper #nlpoli
In all the elections in the 21st century, the three political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador have proposed what are essentially the same economic policies. The differences are minor. (Read…
Fear and Hope #nlpoli
In his major interview with NTV on the first weekend of the formal provincial election campaign, Premier Paul Davis insisted that his party was not the same as the federal…
The possible shift #nlpoli
If the polls are right, we could be looking at an unprecedented shift in politics in Newfoundland and Labrador. We could be looking at lots of things but it’s a…
Possible Extinction Event #nlpoli
A third poll has confirmed that the provincial Liberals have the support of an overwhelming majority of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians. 74% of decided and leaning respondents said they would vote…
Invention #nlpoli
The provincial election campaign is barely a week old and already we have seen certain themes and interpretations emerging that are the product not of fact and observation but of…