First, these are my personal views not that of Team Christy. I can assure you Team Christy doesn't have a fixation on fighter planes like I do... or a need for Blogger.
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| Pie chart of new memberships |
Second, see that chart... notice how Dr. Stillwell dropped off of it... and how Ed Mayne should also be off... sadly this is how things worked out in memberships. The more the merrier and I attempted to be fair in the colour scheme. Congrats to all candidates... thanks to all who carried memberships before the leadership. This campaign really comes down to Clark-Falcon-De Jong. Everybody else is simply put,
irrelevant.
Third, here are my rankings:
- Christy Clark: Right stuff when necessary, but wants to be liked. A personality that makes you feel safe w/o a dosage of fear, somebody who you just ask yourself "who could possibly hate her". Policy that's reflective of the public will and moderate, not ideological. A track record of service to the party from developing the party that won so many seats in 2001... to beginning the decimation of the BCTF and replacing that force & voice with those of taxpaying parents... being pro-school choice. Clearly has some policy heft, but no HST baggage while wanting fiscal responsibility. People find that she's one of them and I want to see the BCLibs shrink the BCNDP in 9/2011... not keep it close like Falcon will in 2013. Strong party with air dominance please. Oh and a nice side helping of Bullybuster is sweet too!
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- Kevin Falcon: There is nothing about Kevin Falcon that is nongenuine, fluffy, hidden or soft - WYSIWYG literally. So if you see bad poll #s as much as you want Gordon Campbell V 2.0 or Mary Polak w/o the curves or since Alise Mills is not on the ballot... sure, go with Falcon. But prepare for a close but winnable election night... and also I ask he please stop dropping the N-bomb on Christy. It's "negative, negative, negative" as Alise would say plus it makes him sound two things they are not: Desperate & dumb. With his youth & vibrant networking skills he can run again and win a leadership + quite a few general elections in the 2020s.
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- Mike de Jong: De Jong is the wild card here. Whomever he picks may decide this race. Or with many, many 2nd or 3rd picks he can win this thing. Problem is, who knows what will happen in the general except de Jong will go win, both fists, into the fight. We don't know how it'll end, but I'm confident de Jong can pull off a win in the general if it was against anybody but Farnworth.
- Dr. Moira Stillwell: Nice lady, but not catching fire. Can't win a general w/o that. Huge difference between cancerfighting and fighting the socialist hordes... sorry.
- Ed Mayne: The way this man has been treated for quitting in the middle of a term instead of at a term's end... of changing vectors and dropping in late... versus the out & outright scorn for Christy Clark speaks volumes. Not about him, but his critics' sexism and/or bias and/or envy. Him dropping in so late makes him unlikely to move up.
- George Abbott: I'm just going to say this: There is no chance he can win a general, there is no chance he can win the Premiership after the sickening treatment of the Christy Clark campaign last week by his people - an early warning to Christy Clarh HQ that irregularities were on ballots would have shown his team-playing skills. Many feel likewise. I hope he ends up down here on ballots.
