Obviously some of the onus is on voters to research candidates, platforms, and issues, and to think for themselves about who and what they want to cast their ballot for. That being said, the opportunity to engage with a candidate one-on-one can have a tremendous impact on voter intention –
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Scott's DiaTribes: Congrats to Nancy Leblanc, your OLP candidate for Parkdale-High Park
My long time blogging colleague will apparently be acclaimed in that riding on May 7th for the OLP, and like BigCityLib, I am very pleased to see and hear this. I’ll repeat what I said elsewhere: despite the fact we sometimes disagree on things, we are friends, and I wish
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Some Good News For OLP
On May 7th, @impolitical will be nominated as the #olp candidate for Parkdale-High Park. Congrats Nancy! http://t.co/cQKfX7CZdR #onpoli— Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) April 29, 2014 You won’t find a better person to carry the flag.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: OLP Should Approve Some Nominations
The lesson from this story also applies here, I think. The best spin I can put on the party’s behavior is that they’re dithering because they’re not sure yet whether we’ll be having a Spring election, and if not, maybe they have more time to find a “star” candidate. Or, alternatively:
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: What I Did On My Long Weekend
…I lobbied LPC/OLP potentials for a post-2015 Senate appointment. First up was Saturday night’s confab at the Pauper’s Pub, organized by the venerable Jeff Jedras and some guy named Ed Blake, who didn’t bother showing up. There I met longtime gal-pal Nancy LeBlanc: Nancy wants to represent the OLP against Cheri
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Why Nancy Leblanc will beat Cheri DeNovo in Parkdale-High Park
My friend Nancy LeBlanc (you may also know her as Impolitical) is running for the Ontario Liberal nomination in Parkdale-High Park, and I think she’s going to beat the NDP’s Cheri DeNovo in the next election. Why? Because she’ll work harder. I haven’t met many people — particularly candidates —
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Another Liberal blogging colleague takes the political plunge
It appears to be the week Liberal political bloggers have decided to make the jump from blogging into running for office. This time, it’s Nancy Leblanc, who has been a longtime Liberal blogger at Impolitical. She has announced her attempt to win the provincial nomination for the Ontario Liberals in
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