Wednesday, May 18, 2011

NDP mutiny ousts Carole James

The mutiny within the NDP Party that ousted leader Carole James met with some cheers from a happy group of people looking for a new, more popular party leader coming to the NDP and standing up to the Liberals; I wonder what they mean by “more popular”? More popular than rebuilding the party from 2 MLA’s and no party status to 35 MLA’s? More popular than forming the largest NDP opposition in history? More popular than garnering a 42% approval rating from BC voters in May, 2009 the highest level of support in 23 years? More popular that the party delegates voting 97 to 18 against a motion calling for a leadership convention in 2011, translating to an 86% approval rating?
Now our "leadership" will be people who will ride Carole’s coattails in an attempt to win the prize. They have big shoes to fill, starting with taking their foot out of their mouths for all the bullying they have spewed.
The NDP has lost a chance at winning because the electorate will not vote for a party in shambles with opposing factions sticking their tongues out at one another. The Liberals have a good chance at winning because they are organized, upbeat, and have a this magic broom that is able to sweep all the yucky stuff they have dropped on us under the rug. Voters like to see a clean house, not a dysfunctional one.

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