So, Evan, you say, "There is really no way John Rustad should win this election." Then you argue that Eby has promised a tax cut; well, Eby has been premier for a couple of years and no prior tax cut so why believe him now? The NDP has been in power for considerable time and no tax cuts so why believe the party on tax cuts?
The point is, it seems that people simply don't believe Eby's Damascene conversion to the issues of tax cuts, need to deal with law and order issues, etc.,, etc. Put differently, the NDP had many years to do all these things but did the opposite - who ya gonna believe?
I understand your "religious" need to support the Left but a large part of the population have decided that the priorities of the Left, as demonstrated by the actions in government of the Left do not meet the priorities of that large part of the population. Enough to win the election? That is why they have elections: to determine the answer to that question.
I think the Federal considerations may be more significant.
John Rustadt is a less talented version of Pierre Poilievre. He has hired a team that comes from the same type of Conservatives that Poilievre thinks he needs to win. The candidates he attracted / selected are of the same ilk as the new CPC candidates. He is trying to use the same style of Poilievre of lying frequently, calling opponents ugly names and promoting superficial policies.
This election will be the first to see if this style actually wins when there is a full election with all of the attention that a full election brings. Unlike a by-election where turn-out is marginal and attention is even lower, do Canadians when it really matters support the style of politics that Poilievre has perfected?
If the election is close, even with BCNDP winning, then the federal Liberals need to be even more worried than they already should be. If the election turns out to be not close at all, then the federal Liberals will sleep a little better in the coming months.
So, Evan, you say, "There is really no way John Rustad should win this election." Then you argue that Eby has promised a tax cut; well, Eby has been premier for a couple of years and no prior tax cut so why believe him now? The NDP has been in power for considerable time and no tax cuts so why believe the party on tax cuts?
The point is, it seems that people simply don't believe Eby's Damascene conversion to the issues of tax cuts, need to deal with law and order issues, etc.,, etc. Put differently, the NDP had many years to do all these things but did the opposite - who ya gonna believe?
I understand your "religious" need to support the Left but a large part of the population have decided that the priorities of the Left, as demonstrated by the actions in government of the Left do not meet the priorities of that large part of the population. Enough to win the election? That is why they have elections: to determine the answer to that question.
I think the Federal considerations may be more significant.
John Rustadt is a less talented version of Pierre Poilievre. He has hired a team that comes from the same type of Conservatives that Poilievre thinks he needs to win. The candidates he attracted / selected are of the same ilk as the new CPC candidates. He is trying to use the same style of Poilievre of lying frequently, calling opponents ugly names and promoting superficial policies.
This election will be the first to see if this style actually wins when there is a full election with all of the attention that a full election brings. Unlike a by-election where turn-out is marginal and attention is even lower, do Canadians when it really matters support the style of politics that Poilievre has perfected?
If the election is close, even with BCNDP winning, then the federal Liberals need to be even more worried than they already should be. If the election turns out to be not close at all, then the federal Liberals will sleep a little better in the coming months.
Come on E! Sonia knocked it out of the park. She let the boys duke it out and slid in just the right time to offer evidence based solutions.
And looking for an independent that is bound to get elected. Take a peek at Karen Kirkpatrick. Independent. WV/Capilano