tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543216653611719750.post9076783597561442370..comments2023-07-07T01:55:52.498-07:00Comments on Oxymoronic Acquiescence: Mind numbing disbelief: Or how the NDP lost an easy electionChris Waltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12966475973190094950noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543216653611719750.post-43224576497846034732009-05-14T13:39:00.000-07:002009-05-14T13:39:00.000-07:00Yes I heard many of my peers express exactly this ...Yes I heard many of my peers express exactly this dilemma: they didn't want the Liberals, but they didn't feel confident that the NDP would have anything better to offer. NDP also hurt left-leaning undecideds by opposing the carbon tax. Those of us who lean green had a really hard time voting NDP lest that be perceived as a vote against the carbon tax. Meanwhile, the Greens didn't see a bump because their leader was also lacklustre. From the election results, it seems to me that a lot of people just gave up and stayed home.Brianahttp://tenthtothefraser.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543216653611719750.post-60499415833247775532009-05-14T08:34:00.000-07:002009-05-14T08:34:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I hear this kind of disgust from...Interesting post. I hear this kind of disgust from a lot of people, but not (yet) reflected much in the pundits we have on air.<br /><br />(BTW, next election scheduled for 2013.)Lisahttp://twitter.com/lisasjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543216653611719750.post-44447695964082782882009-05-13T23:29:00.000-07:002009-05-13T23:29:00.000-07:00I left the US in 2005, mainly because of the 2004 ...I left the US in 2005, mainly because of the 2004 Election (I was unenthusiastically working for the get-out-the-vote for Kerry).<br /><br />This election here feels eerily familiar, just as you point out. The fact that we're not quite citizens yet, and hence, can't vote, didn't keep me from being disappointed that the Liberals won again. I would have been thrilled to see the NDP get a chance to take things in a different direction, but they ran a disastrous campaign. Just like Kerry. Let's hope that they don't do as much damage in 2009-2012 as Bush did in 2004-2008!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881150655550152954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543216653611719750.post-35235737704283038132009-05-13T21:28:00.000-07:002009-05-13T21:28:00.000-07:00Yes, we can.Yes, we can.Zoeyjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950221418031765810noreply@blogger.com