View Poll Results: If the election were held today, who would you vote for?
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Conservatives
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91 |
39.22% |
Liberals
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126 |
54.31% |
NDP
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6 |
2.59% |
Greens
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8 |
3.45% |
Other
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0.43% |
10-05-2015, 08:07 PM
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#41
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I kind of want to vote for the Greens because I like my protest votes, and while i don't agree with everything the greens stand for I think they are right that the environment and economic equality are the biggest issues for most of use, wile the other parties are all trying to keep those issues on the back burner. But I somehow feel a vote for the liberals could count.
I just can't support the war on science and insistence on pushing their social agenda on us.
Nor do I think the rip up the trade deals/blind support for unions of dead industries, party has the best interest of the average Albertan in mind.
So hopefully the liberals get a few steals in Alberta.
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10-05-2015, 08:12 PM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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2 votes already cast for Stevie. But can live with LP. As long as it's not creepy uncle we shall be fine.
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10-05-2015, 08:16 PM
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#43
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dion
It came across to me that Trudeau didn't see the numbers thing as being all that important in the interview. It's not a contradiction to say what the cost of your spending promises were at that time. It could be there were more questions to be asked based on his numbers and how it might impact the pocketbooks of Canadians.
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He didn't. To the point where he straight up said "If you want to talk numbers, I'll come back in a week."
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10-05-2015, 08:54 PM
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#44
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First Line Centre
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^ I get that, and the point that he didn't want to give incorrect numbers that would be used against him makes sense... But his answer didn't sit very well with me - maybe it was the tone. It seemed like he didn't know whether he had promised three billion or fifteen, and he didn't care.
One concern I have with an economic plan based on deficit spending is that there will be urgency to spend that money, whether it makes sense or not. Hopefully if they get in, there will not be a push to spend money without first determining that it will be spent effectively.
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10-05-2015, 10:24 PM
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#45
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary in Heart, Ottawa in Body
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Originally Posted by Drak
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Calgary Midnapore - Green Party......
Living in Calgary Midnapore (and I know there is a snowballs chance in h*** that anyone unseats Kenney) but the Greens aren't even a factor in the riding. Haley Brown seems to be getting some momentum, but I haven't seen anything from the Greens. Didn't even know the green candidate name until I went to vote last week.
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10-05-2015, 10:28 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by c.t.ner
Calgary Midnapore - Green Party......
Living in Calgary Midnapore (and I know there is a snowballs chance in h*** that anyone unseats Kenney) but the Greens aren't even a factor in the riding. Haley Brown seems to be getting some momentum, but I haven't seen anything from the Greens. Didn't even know the green candidate name until I went to vote last week.
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A thing about that strategicvoting site: it's run by Green Party supporters. They'll give you more or less accurate strategic voting advice in close, competitive ridings, but if it's a riding where the Conservative candidate is expected to cruise to an easy victory, they'll tell you to vote Green just to get their popular vote totals up.
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This is a solidly Conservative riding; strategic voting will not make any difference. Voting Green will help keep the Greens share of the popular vote close to their actual numbers and would allow Green supporters to vote in swing ridings for the Liberals or the NDP.
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10-05-2015, 10:39 PM
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#47
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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I voted conservative again. I am uncomfortable with Trudeau's plan to welcome debt simply because of low interest rates and im not a fan of marijuana. I would strategically vote liberal though if i had to to block ndp. Probably not necessary now.
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10-05-2015, 10:39 PM
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#48
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Victoria, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by c.t.ner
Calgary Midnapore - Green Party......
Living in Calgary Midnapore (and I know there is a snowballs chance in h*** that anyone unseats Kenney) but the Greens aren't even a factor in the riding. Haley Brown seems to be getting some momentum, but I haven't seen anything from the Greens. Didn't even know the green candidate name until I went to vote last week.
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There are riding strongholds of course where voting against the Cons isn't really going to be effective.
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10-05-2015, 10:48 PM
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#49
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddly
I voted conservative again. I am uncomfortable with Trudeau's plan to welcome debt simply because of low interest rates and im not a fan of marijuana. I would strategically vote liberal though if i had to to block ndp. Probably not necessary now.
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Then don't smoke it!
In all seriousness, if you're not a fan of the drug, the best option is actually to strictly regulate, tax, and better control access to it.
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10-05-2015, 11:14 PM
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#50
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Now world wide!
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Voting strategically ABC, which means NDP in my riding (in which 20,000 NDP supporters could fail to show up and they'd still take the seat).
For me, policies are entirely secondary in this election to the ways and means of governing that the Conservatives have demonstrated: utter contempt for democracy and science, and the regular reliance upon divisive, cynical politics.
I can live with the policies of either of the other parties, but can't stomach the Conservatives' approach to governance generally. That whole "enemies of Israel" list reported on in the Winnipeg Free Press is actually pretty scary, and probably a pretty good window into the inner workings of that party.
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10-05-2015, 11:23 PM
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#51
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddly
I voted conservative again. I am uncomfortable with Trudeau's plan to welcome debt simply because of low interest rates and im not a fan of marijuana. I would strategically vote liberal though if i had to to block ndp. Probably not necessary now.
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Yeah, let's give people criminal records for doing things we don't agree with but also don't affect us in any way.
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10-05-2015, 11:28 PM
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#52
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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Originally Posted by Blaster86
He didn't. To the point where he straight up said "If you want to talk numbers, I'll come back in a week."
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Then why throw in the sarcastic response that if people want numbers they can go the Liberal website and do the tabulations?
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10-06-2015, 01:37 AM
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#53
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eddly
I voted conservative again. I am uncomfortable with Trudeau's plan to welcome debt simply because of low interest rates and im not a fan of marijuana. I would strategically vote liberal though if i had to to block ndp. Probably not necessary now.
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I find it funny you say this while using the Blazers logo for your avatar.
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10-06-2015, 07:20 AM
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#54
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Calgary
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I voted for PC, Len Webber in Calgary's Confederation riding.
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10-06-2015, 09:10 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Victoria, BC
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If you're not a fan of marijuana then don't smoke it.
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10-06-2015, 09:13 AM
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#56
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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I'm slightly torn
I voted Liberal in the CP poll, but I may seriously consider voting for the NDP candidate....
For some reason, my riding (Don Valley North - Toronto) was very closely contested in the last election, but this time, the NDP candidate is the only one that has actually done any campaigning. I have not heard a peep from the Liberal candidate, and the Conservative candidate is being criticized for refusing to talk to media or attend any all candidate events.
I wrote an e-mail to the liberal candidate, so hopefully they respond with my questions. After all the hoopla about unqualified candidates, at least the NDP candidate is actually doing a good job, even if I disagree with their platform. The other though I had though is that my riding is abundantly mainland Chinese, so maybe the liberals are just counting on name recognition as the only Chinese candidate.
I'm torn, vote for the party platform, or the best candidate.....
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10-06-2015, 09:18 AM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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I voted LPC in the first poll, CPC is this one. Undecided overall, but would be perfectly fine with a Liberal minority - just mostly really happy this poll reflects national numbers: that the NDP is in total freefall. This warms my heart.
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10-06-2015, 10:56 AM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Still about 30 votes less than the first poll, but the trends are like this so far:
LIB +8.52%
CPC +1.11%
NDP -6.63%
GRN -1.12%
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10-06-2015, 10:01 PM
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#59
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunk
Then don't smoke it!
In all seriousness, if you're not a fan of the drug, the best option is actually to strictly regulate, tax, and better control access to it.
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The smell of it makes me quite sick too. So there is that as well.
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10-06-2015, 10:04 PM
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#60
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Yeah, let's give people criminal records for doing things we don't agree with but also don't affect us in any way.
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Well it does have an effect on me when I smell it. Same with tobacco smoke. Can't easily avoid it.
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