A Depressing Thought
I was just thinking about the possibility of the 'yes' vote coming in between 50% and 60% and it occurred to me how (darkly) fitting it would be for the first-past-the-post to win an absolute victory despite getting fewer votes than its opposition...
posted by Declan at
11:33 AM
2 Comments:
At least such a result would give impetus to a continued push for reform.
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Anonymous, at 11:58 AM
"If you are afraid that BC-STV will fail, you should vote for Carole James and the BC-NDP because they are willing to look at a different model."
Or Green, or Democaratic Reform or most small parties, I suppose. The idea of trying to vote strategically to avoid having to vote strategically is one I find distasteful. Plus, I'm a little wary of leopards which promise to change their spots during an election campaign (if the NDP wanted electoral reform, they've passed up a lot of chances to bring it in).
anon - That's true.
jen - the lack of funding for a campaign does seem pretty poor. I think there has been a lack of respect for the work done by the assembly on a number of levels and that's certainly one of them.
By
Declan, at 1:04 PM
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