The latest from the federal NDP's leadership campaign.
- Jagmeet Singh offered a must-read Multiculturalism Day take on the extra challenges faced by people fighting negative stereotypes, while also announcing his first caucus endorsement from Randall Garrison.
- However, Andrew Jackson chimed in with a note of caution about Singh's plan to fold Old Age Security into an income-tested benefit for seniors.
- Guy Caron stepped forward to critique Phillipe Couillard's attempt to conflate Muslim faith with terrorism. And Niki Ashton proposed a health care plan which includes adding dental care and other preventative care (along with a focus on the social determinations of health) to Canada's national medicare system.
- Jeremy Nuttall's report on the latest debate (hosted by the United Steelworkers and addressing labour issues in particular) focused on the strategic voting issue. Meagan Gilmore highlighted the candidates' support for labour while noting a few areas of developing disagreement. And Christo Aivilis reviewed the candidates' performances while emphasizing the importance of winning support for the NDP in particular, not merely running against pone or more right-wing competitors.
- Campaign Research's latest polling shows Singh slightly ahead in the general public, and Charlie Angus with a narrow lead among NDP supporters and self-declared members - though the most important finding is the modest public awareness of the candidates.
- Finally, Adam Radwanski points out both the rewards and the risks in front of NDP members due to the diversity of plausible winners in the race. Tim Harper notes
that all of the leadership candidates are staking out distinctly
progressive positions to at least some extent, rather than limiting
themselves to centrist platitudes. Tom Parkin argues that instead of making a concerted push in any particular direction for strategic purposes, the leadership candidates (and NDP members choosing between them) should place a priority on authenticity and trust. And Duncan Cameron highlights the importance of presenting a positive vision for change.
That poll is almost useless, only 3% of respondants actually have memberships, that means 83 people, which is not high enough to to tell you anything about the race like at all.
ReplyDeleteNow if it was 2767 card carrying NDP members, then you'd have some insight, but the absolute vast majority of respondant to the poll will have no impact on the race. And among respondants as a whole, the highest 7% for Jagmeet and lowest Caron 3% is almost within the margin of error. The poll is useless.
That poll is almost useless, only 3% of respondants actually have memberships, that means 83 people, which is not high enough to to tell you anything about the race like at all.
ReplyDeleteNow if it was 2767 card carrying NDP members, then you'd have some insight, but the absolute vast majority of respondant to the poll will have no impact on the race. And among respondants as a whole, the highest 7% for Jagmeet and lowest Caron 3% is almost within the margin of error. The poll is useless.