A house divided #nlpoli #nlvotes
In the west end of St. John’s, one house shows the drama of the struggle between the forces of Blue and the forces of Orange for control of Capital City.…
Election 2011
Motivation and demotivation #nlpoli #nlvotes
“Complacency is your greatest enemy in an election,” Progressive Conservative Leader Kathy Dunderdale said Sunday. “When it's hard to motivate people to become engaged to get out and to cast…
Whom the gods destroy #nlpoli #nlvotes
There's letters seal'd, and my two schoolfellows, Whom I will trust as I will adders fang'd— They bear the mandate, they must sweep my way And marshal me to knavery.…
Tories in hard fight in Sin Jawns seats #nlpoli #nlvotes
The whole race for second place media meme - bullshit that it always was - masked a very serious battle that’s been going on since the election started between the…
Ontario Election Maps
I've created two maps of the results. First a map showing the results straight-upNot much to say at this time, similar to maps you can find elsewhere.Secondly, and perhaps more…
Advance voting and other campaign tidbits #nlpoli #nlvotes
If you want to get a good sense of what the advance poll turnout from Tuesday likely means in campaign terms, wander over to labradore. In the current election, six…
The Placeholder Election Revisited #nlpoli #nlvotes
Kathy Dunderdale told reporters on Wednesday she plans to seek re-election in 2015. Interesting that Dunderdale felt the need to volunteer that thought. It must be an issue people are…
Political Advertising #nlvotes #nlpoli
In the first of a two parter, John Sides (via The Monkey Cage) tosses out some observations on the impact of election advertising. This is relevant to the current general…
Environics releases second indy poll of campaign #nlpoli #nlvotes
The second independent poll of the provincial campaign – this time by Environics for the Canadian Press - turns up some interesting numbers. You’ll find them below, in a table…
Searching for Rescue #nlpoli #nlvotes
Tory boss Kathy Dunderdale and Grit boss Kevin Aylward both think that the provincial government should investigate search and rescue response times around the province and then push Ottawa to…
What if they gave an election and nobody came? #nlvotes #nlpoli
Next Tuesday, the face of the province’s House of Assembly likely won’t change very much at all. The new premier will take office following an election with what is on…
Muskrat Falls support plummets: poll #nlvotes #nlpoli
Despite a massive marketing effort by the provincial Conservatives and the provincial government’s energy corporation, Nalcor, a new poll by NTV/Telelink shows a dramatic drop in support for the provincial…
Telelink releases campaign’s only independent poll #nlvotes #nlpoli
NTV and Telelink released the only independent poll of the campaign on Monday and with a week to go in the 2011 general election, things are on track for a…
The Imaginary Centre of an Imaginary Universe #nlvotes #nlpoli
Town and Toronto start with a “T”. Some Townies can be like some Torontonians sometimes. Yes, yes. Settle down. Hold it down with the other “t” words, like twit, twillick,…
If only they knew the whole story… #nlpoli #nlvotes
The Telegram wonders why it is taking so long to install court security equipment at the province’s courthouses. The signs have been up since early January. “Public notice: Improved security…
More numbers #nlpoli #nlvotes
The results of this poll by the pollster for the provincial government’s energy corporation show numbers well within the margin of error for the poll and as such, don’t reliably…
Townies and Baymen #nlpoli #nlvotes
Some people were surprised the other night when Danny Dumaresque told the very small audience at a Board of Trade economic forum that: I would have to say to the…
Keith Russell: Panic! #nlpoli #nlvotes
Tory candidate Keith Russell must be in a desperate battle to win his seat. He’s trotted out the old patronage card in a bid to boost his chances. The district…
Own goals #nlvotes #nlpoli
Snappy comments help get news coverage. Some people call them sound bites. Like this one from the leader’s debate, highlighted by CBC: She did, however, have a feisty comment for…
It’s unanimous: more of the same… #nlpoli #nlvotes
So now you’ve either seen the debate or read some of the media coverage about it. Here’s a question for you: what was the ballot question for you as posed…