Canada's Federal Election 2015: The Official Thread
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one angry jew-hating homophobic bitch down...let's see who is next. :lol:
you can bet the ranch kids that every candidate out there now is currently being properly vetted by a lot of eager beavers digging through social media. this gonna be fun. lottsa tight sphincters and sturgeon faces in front of cameras.
and hey justin, as an observant person noted:
A "mistake" is calling someone "Mr. Smith" when he's actually "Mr. Smyth." Saying--or tweeting--"Go blow your brains out" is not, in any normal sense of the word, a "mistake." It is a deliberately wicked and hateful act. It seems unreasonable to suggest that the passage of four short years sundered the connection between the verbally violent person who posted that and the present political candidate.
internet, serious business.
you can bet the ranch kids that every candidate out there now is currently being properly vetted by a lot of eager beavers digging through social media. this gonna be fun. lottsa tight sphincters and sturgeon faces in front of cameras.
and hey justin, as an observant person noted:
A "mistake" is calling someone "Mr. Smith" when he's actually "Mr. Smyth." Saying--or tweeting--"Go blow your brains out" is not, in any normal sense of the word, a "mistake." It is a deliberately wicked and hateful act. It seems unreasonable to suggest that the passage of four short years sundered the connection between the verbally violent person who posted that and the present political candidate.
internet, serious business.
I don't have one either. I'm going to Ottawa in a couple of weeks and if I come across Harper eating Pringles, I'll be at a complete loss!!!
Funny, I haven't seen shiny pony comment on this.
Conbots are getting sloppy and need to redirect their cannons.
Conbots are getting sloppy and need to redirect their cannons.
Norman Spector @nspector4 
I've been getting emails from the Dippers, mind you I did send the local Dipper (along with all the local candidates) an email. There is a possibility that our local Dipper may be the best of 4 bad choices. Haven't heard from anyone else yet. From what I can gather local P.C. candidate isn't too ambitious.
heh
Sheila Gunn Reid @SheilaGunnReid
This is code for "I don't know what else they have on me"
https://twitter.com/TimFoilHat/status/633828266235797504/photo/1
Perhaps not a huge loss!
Video: Harper supporter calls reporters inappropriate names in Etobicoke
During a campaign stop in Etobicoke on Tuesday, a supporter for Conservative leader Stephen Harper ripped into reporters after asking questions about the Mike Duffy trial.
Aug 18, 2015, 12:22 PM
CityNews CFTR - Main Video Gallery player - GRCN Redesign 2015
During a campaign stop in Etobicoke on Tuesday, a supporter for Conservative leader Stephen Harper ripped into reporters after asking questions about the Mike Duffy trial.
Aug 18, 2015, 12:22 PM
CityNews CFTR - Main Video Gallery player - GRCN Redesign 2015
I don't know much about the inner workings of political parties, not being a member of any party, but it seems like they tend to pad out their candidate field with random nobodies in ridings they can't win. It's almost like they want to give these young up and coming or fringe types a shot like work experience. This woman was running against a cabinet minister and in Alberta. Doesn't seem like she had much of a chance of winning.
The party brass also has to balance what the party needs and what the riding association wants. If they start heavy-handedly imposing candidates, the grassroots will get upset.
They likely had a lot of incentive not to bother scrutinizing this candidate, and it bit them in the ***.
The party brass also has to balance what the party needs and what the riding association wants. If they start heavy-handedly imposing candidates, the grassroots will get upset.
They likely had a lot of incentive not to bother scrutinizing this candidate, and it bit them in the ***.
Sorry?
What?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THE SWEARING
Election 2015: May, Trudeau, and Mulcair images improve, Harper negatives rise. | Abacus Data
Negative feelings about Stephen Harper are on the rise. Mr. Harper’s best ratings in the last 18 months were last December, when 34% were positive and 38% were negative towards the Conservative leader. Since then, his negatives are up 9 points to 47%, the highest level since March 2014.
Tom Mulcair’s ratings had been stable until the spring of this year. Since May, his positives have risen from 27% to 41% while his negatives have stayed low.
For Justin Trudeau, the news is also good. His positives had been drifting down over several months, but have spiked back upwards by 5 points this month to 35%.
Elizabeth May’s ratings have increased slightly from last month from 17% positive to 25% positive.
Leader Images
In this study we asked respondents to rate the leaders on a 10-point scale across a dozen dimensions.
The results show that:
• Both Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau score more positively than Mr. Harper on 8 of the 12 dimensions: Principled, ethical, honest, accountable, good ideas, good heart, understands people like you, interesting.
• Mr. Harper leads the other leaders on two dimensions: tough, and ready to be Prime Minister.
• All three leaders score almost equally well for being smart.
• Mr. Mulcair scores better than Mr. Trudeau for being tough, while Mr. Trudeau gets higher scores than Mr. Mulcair for having “a good heart” and being interesting.
• Mr. Harper’s best scores are for being smart, tough, and ready to be PM. His scores are much lower for being honest, accountable, and understanding people like you
Election 2015: May, Trudeau, and Mulcair images improve, Harper negatives rise. | Abacus Data
What?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THE SWEARING
Election 2015: May, Trudeau, and Mulcair images improve, Harper negatives rise. | Abacus Data
Negative feelings about Stephen Harper are on the rise. Mr. Harper’s best ratings in the last 18 months were last December, when 34% were positive and 38% were negative towards the Conservative leader. Since then, his negatives are up 9 points to 47%, the highest level since March 2014.
Tom Mulcair’s ratings had been stable until the spring of this year. Since May, his positives have risen from 27% to 41% while his negatives have stayed low.
For Justin Trudeau, the news is also good. His positives had been drifting down over several months, but have spiked back upwards by 5 points this month to 35%.
Elizabeth May’s ratings have increased slightly from last month from 17% positive to 25% positive.
Leader Images
In this study we asked respondents to rate the leaders on a 10-point scale across a dozen dimensions.
The results show that:
• Both Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau score more positively than Mr. Harper on 8 of the 12 dimensions: Principled, ethical, honest, accountable, good ideas, good heart, understands people like you, interesting.
• Mr. Harper leads the other leaders on two dimensions: tough, and ready to be Prime Minister.
• All three leaders score almost equally well for being smart.
• Mr. Mulcair scores better than Mr. Trudeau for being tough, while Mr. Trudeau gets higher scores than Mr. Mulcair for having “a good heart” and being interesting.
• Mr. Harper’s best scores are for being smart, tough, and ready to be PM. His scores are much lower for being honest, accountable, and understanding people like you
Election 2015: May, Trudeau, and Mulcair images improve, Harper negatives rise. | Abacus Data
At first I thought that this was a reference to the Liberal candidate in Calgary that was delivering all kinds of nasties.
Harper could really take a lesson from her