tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post8415559777862348011..comments2023-10-16T01:09:58.286-07:00Comments on BC Iconoclast: All the campaigns are patheticBernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post-46636756129309859062009-05-01T17:29:00.000-07:002009-05-01T17:29:00.000-07:00Back to the unscientific De Dutch "hamburger poll"...Back to the unscientific De Dutch "hamburger poll" with todays results compared to your April 26 posting results:<br /><br />Campbell Burger - 46% (+4%)<br />James Burger - 20% (-7%)<br />Sterk Burger - 12% (-1%)<br />Other Burger - 22% (+4%)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post-60928989972413058092009-05-01T14:46:00.000-07:002009-05-01T14:46:00.000-07:00If you buy me a drink or two I may try to make a c...If you buy me a drink or two I may try to make a case that the reason for the voter apathy in the current BC election is the fixed election schedule. Elections now occur like clockwork, whether there is a reason for one or not. In the past governments called elections when they were either up in the polls (which often backfired) or when they had a burning issue that they felt confident that they could win an election on. Those issues tended to polarize voters and generate interest in the election. In the american-style system of fixed-date elections this incentive to get involved is not always going to be there, which may be a significant reason behind the voter apathy that is wracking the province.<br /><br /> Another possible problem is that it is Spring. The weather is getting nicer. The fish are biting. The weekend warriors are racing each other up and down the Grouse Grind. The election may simply not be a high priority at this time of year.Mr Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040982004314259579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988599552908585128.post-48976726107090766292009-05-01T12:12:00.000-07:002009-05-01T12:12:00.000-07:00STV is just going to bring in a coalition governme...STV is just going to bring in a coalition government of NDP and the Greens.<br /><br />These two parties thrive on mass ignorance and ad hominem - and deal at the emotional optics level as opposed to the pocketbook level.<br /><br />STV or PR may not be a good idea when you have ideological parties jockying for position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com