tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post8185156259494101075..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Green Party Breakthrough?Gerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-84367823404227489982008-03-19T21:27:00.000-04:002008-03-19T21:27:00.000-04:00... Yet, in the context of an almost unavoidable s...... Yet, in the context of an almost unavoidable serious economic downturn, the Green party would essentially disappear.Iain G. Fouldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847201516825865628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-32932398510364543052008-03-19T20:53:00.000-04:002008-03-19T20:53:00.000-04:00I think the Greens doing well only hurts the NDP f...I think the Greens doing well only hurts the NDP for the most part. But, they are moving upward but I don't see any big breakthroughs soon. Willowdale is also a very comfortable riding and the people there can afford to 'do their part to make the world a better place.' Provided of course that somebody else pays for the new regime instead of them. (real conservative)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-39538469975857699692008-03-19T18:59:00.000-04:002008-03-19T18:59:00.000-04:00First off, you cannot really determine national tr...<I>First off, you cannot really determine national trends on the basis of four by-elections,[...]</I><BR/><BR/>I'm skeptical too Gerry, but then again, you have to remember that the Reform party got their big [initial] break in an Alberta by-election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-55053214881851812582008-03-19T11:34:00.000-04:002008-03-19T11:34:00.000-04:00It was a good thing that Elizabeth May didn't make...It was a good thing that Elizabeth May didn't make herself the center of attention this time. There were relatively strong candidates (for the Greens) in Chris Tindal in TO Center and Dan Grice in Quadra. When May was running in London, Greens received frequent e-mails to donate, do remote phone calls to the riding, etc. With May not in the candidate mix, it was noticably more low key, yet the Greens gave themselves more of a boost than with May pulling out all the stops in London. The Greens do need to prove themselves in a general election though. I don't like May but I think the party gained some cred this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-60277745949314712012008-03-19T11:32:00.000-04:002008-03-19T11:32:00.000-04:00The Greens didn't finish 2nd in Willowdale or any ...The Greens didn't finish 2nd in Willowdale or any of the other ridings. They were 3rd in the 2 Toronto ridings though.William Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781712150988671050noreply@blogger.com