Posted Jul 27, 2012, 3:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ByeByeBaby
I think if any of the three left-wing parties nominated a high-profile candidate, they would have a decent shot. Richardson has been 55%-56% in previous elections, but that's with all the left-wingers knowing that they are wasting their vote; he had 51% running for the first time, and the Liberal candidate marshalled around 30% of the support. And a by-election is especially unpredictable in terms of turnout. A high-profile candidate like Bronconnier (even Barb Higgins) would send a signal, "okay, here's the person we're all lining up behind", just like Joe Clark did. I have my preferences between the Liberals, NDP and Greens, but I'd vote for any of them if I thought they could win.
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Just one correction. The Liberals are not a "left-wing party".
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