BC goes to the polls 1 year today

[maplesyrup]

BC has fixed election dates, and we go to the polls, one year from now, on May 17, 2005.

Previously the NDP has been elected with 36-37% in the polls.

In the last election the Lberals took 75 out 77 seats

Today the NDP are at 41-42% in the polls, and appear headed for a massive majority government next year. Incredible change in three years in BC

The left is on the rise throughout most of Canada, and these provincial polling results in BC reflect it.

Forget about what you are hearing in the mainstream business backed media who have a vested interest in tyring to keep the NDP out.

The NDP are going to take between 12 and 20 seats in the coming federal election in BC (2 last time).

[Sully]

In order to understand politics in BC you have to look at its history. BC jumps from side to side in politics NDP Left, Liberals Centre-Right, Social Credit Right. When the Liberals were elected in 2001 taking 75 of 77 seats, it was not so much a clear indication of staunch Liberal support as it was a combination of Liberal support coupled with NDP backlash. The same will result in the upcoming election in 2005 in favour of the NDP coupled with Liberal backlash, hopefully the Liberals will win but free themselves of Gordon Campbell.

The left is on the rise throughout most of Canada, and these provincial polling results in BC reflect it.

These provincial results are far from indicating an emerging support for the NDP as you would have people believe. For too many people its the choice between the lesser of two evils.

Forget about what you are hearing in the mainstream business backed media who have a vested interest in tyring to keep the NDP out.

They do have a vested interest in making sure the NDP remains on the sidelines. There are a few things that the NDP is noted for here in BC, supporting silly programs that are paid for by raising taxes, hmm I cannot see people or businesses supporting that. Also they are noted for condemning governments such as the Liberals as being in the pockets of big business, while they themselves are in the pocket of unions, funny that seems hypocritical now doesn't it. Thankfully I cannot see a federally elected NDP ever leading this country and that makes me sleep better at night.

[maplesyrup]

A little dose of reality about federal politics in BC:

Regional Federal Party Support in British Columbia

It is obvious the NDP are posed to make sweeping gains federally in BC.

After the federal election, we will then deal with the NDP's rising provincial popularity.

[idealisttotheend]

That's a great link, thank you for posting it for all of us to read. Nothing like a little hard data.

Looking at the numbers I wonder what would happen if the NDP could get the Green party vote (about the same popularity as either Con party was seperately looks like). Is this the next big merger mania?

In BC at least.

[Slavik44]

I hope the liberals can win it, but I doubt they will...the NDP seems to be surging ahead in B.C

[maplesyrup]

Campbell Liberals face horse-race with NDP next May despite huge majority

The reality of the NDP being re-elected in BC is finally starting to sink in on the right wing. The right have been in major denial about the NDP resurgence, for quite some time now.

[Sully]

No one that I know of is doubting the resurgence of the NDP whether they be left or right wing. But you have to realize where that resurgence is coming from. Just like I stated before the "resurgence" is a result of the always gonna vote NDP crowd + the Liberal backlash crowd. That is a fact of politics in BC that seems to reverse its course every election. The "resurgence" of the NDP is strictly due to the outrage of some citizens against the policies of the Campbell government not by the actions of party that barely registers on the radar. You barely ever hear from the NDP anywhere, they are staying out of the limelight and letting many of the people of BC do the finger pointing for them. This is a clear indication that this "resurgence" for the NDP is not a lasting phenomenon. If the NDP takes the next election they better tread lightly cause they will have only a shelf life of 4 years too if they repeat their mistakes.

Of course this idea is scary to the rights of this province, an NDP government means higher taxes, more silly social programs, more health care spending without any fundamental reforms (just means more cash gobbled up for the same or worse results), catering to public sector unions, tuition freezes (yikes!) etc. etc.