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Old 09-17-2011, 05:17 PM   #57
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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy View Post
I forecast Eddie's win last time around and won a small bet. He was third after the first ballot and did as I expected, picking up support from the defeated candidates. I could see Horner doing the same. He's very well respected within the party.
Well he has to make the top 3 first on today's vote. I'm not sure that will happen. Plus, I think for the 2nd round of voting many won't even mark a #2 choice given what happened last time.... everyone's 3 choice winning.

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Agent86 I know what you're saying about the number of candidates nominated...but really it takes A LOT of groundwork to win an election. If you are nominated and start campaigning now for a November election thats almost impossible (when you are an underdog to begin with, or a complete unknown). Incumbents don't have that concern though. They can afford the luxury of not being nominated for the most part.
Exactly. It's impossible to hit every door in a four week campaign. When Paul won the Glenmore by-election he managed to get to roughly 80% of the doors. It took him from June to Sept.

The earlier you can get your candidate in place the better.
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