05-24-2018, 10:48 PM
I understand the current desire to change away from the Liberals (how many times will they promise better GO service before we see it -- even the current promise is 2 elections away), but I really don't want Ford to win. The NDP are kind of 'meh' to me, so I think I'd be OK with them winning, but I'll be voting Green.
Pragmatically, I'm hoping that Waterloo sticks with Fife, she seems to be well liked and she isn't Liberal so I'm hoping the protest vote sticks with her instead of going to the PCs.
The thin that scares me is that despite the surge in NDP support, the way votes are concentrated make it likely we'll still get a PC majority... I hope the momentum continues and we get a minority government.
Like other's said, the Green party aligns most with my politics. Also, I like joking that they haven't had a chance to prove themselves corrupt yet
Sure, my one vote may have felt like an impact when Teledgi lost by 17, but it sure didn't matter when he lost by a wider margin in the next election. Plus, with current campaign financing rules the parties get over $2/vote, so it helps them financially -- and I hope that a larger share of the popular vote to the Greens will help their mindshare with the general public. Plus, there seems to be some hope that Mike will win Guelph.
Currently I'm just wondering how many more scandals the PCs have to reveal in order to lose. Did anyone read the Patrick Brown opinion piece in the Toronto Star? Ignoring the initial scandal that brought him down, the other issues involving nominations and memberships are bad enough and then on top of that the way he's handling things make me think he wasn't leadership material -- it's a shame that his downfall led to Ford.
Pragmatically, I'm hoping that Waterloo sticks with Fife, she seems to be well liked and she isn't Liberal so I'm hoping the protest vote sticks with her instead of going to the PCs.
The thin that scares me is that despite the surge in NDP support, the way votes are concentrated make it likely we'll still get a PC majority... I hope the momentum continues and we get a minority government.
Like other's said, the Green party aligns most with my politics. Also, I like joking that they haven't had a chance to prove themselves corrupt yet
Sure, my one vote may have felt like an impact when Teledgi lost by 17, but it sure didn't matter when he lost by a wider margin in the next election. Plus, with current campaign financing rules the parties get over $2/vote, so it helps them financially -- and I hope that a larger share of the popular vote to the Greens will help their mindshare with the general public. Plus, there seems to be some hope that Mike will win Guelph.
Currently I'm just wondering how many more scandals the PCs have to reveal in order to lose. Did anyone read the Patrick Brown opinion piece in the Toronto Star? Ignoring the initial scandal that brought him down, the other issues involving nominations and memberships are bad enough and then on top of that the way he's handling things make me think he wasn't leadership material -- it's a shame that his downfall led to Ford.