Thomas Mulcair: You need a Story
Welcome to the race for the leadership of the federal NDP.And before you launch into your campaign, you would do well to ponder the campaign strategies devised for two recent…
NDP leadership race
Nice platform if you can get it
Here's Brian Topp's latest blog post in the Globe: "Canada must ensure it tightens the right belts."I'm sure his fellow leadership candidates, declared and as yet undeclared, love the fact…
NDP will lose ground in Quebec under Topp and gain under Mulcair – Angus-Reid poll
Some very bad news for the NDP in the latest Angus-Reid poll. That sound you hear in the background is the clucking of the chickens coming home to roost:Most Canadian…
Let’s Get Dewar Some Support. Use Hashtag #PD4NDPL
I don’t know if one has been created yet, but I want to get a Twitter hashtag going for a “Draft Paul” campaign, as also called for from Dawg’s Blog.…
How long before Quebeckers start feeling unloved by the NDP?
We seem to be witnessing the parade of the emperor without any clothes, as the leadership campaign to replace Jack Layton gets underway. If you are inside the NDP, it…
Rex Murphy: NDP leadership election rules are "suicide"
The latest voice to chime in on the questionable leadership rules for the NDP is that gravelly-voiced prophet of doom, Rex Murphy.Known for his incisive and opinionated views on Canadian…
It’s bad enough the NDP are letting other candidates run
September 2nd: Thomas Mulcair says he won't run for the leadership of the NDP unless the party agrees to hold its convention in late winter or early spring, because he…
On Topp
I find the media generally tends to assign too much importance to endorsements during leadership races. After all, Christy Clark came out on top in BC earlier this year with…
The Race for Stornoway
The rules have been set. The NDP will select their next leader March 24th in Toronto. The entry fee will be $15,000, with a $500,000 spending limit. It will be…
The parameters
The NDP leadership selection rules were canvassed by Kady O'Malley yesterday: ...aside from ensuring that every single active, card-carrying member of the party has the right to cast a ballot,…