BC Political Discussion: Election 2024 & 43rd Parliament

[mezzanine]

Thoughts on the debate:

-Surprised how dated the "people thinking of wanting to leave BC" line was. That was an issue 10-15 years ago. The vibe is now people wanting to stay, a similar, but way different sentiment and IMO more resonant

-Surprised, but not surprised, about the overall mendacity of the BC Cons. No costed platform? Still talking about Bonnie Henry? I get it - the pandemic took a lot out of us, but no one wants to really go back and rip off the bandaid spare for a few diehards. (paraphrasing Eby "i dont want to fire Bonnie Henry, I want to find more family doctors")

-A big drawback for the cons to get the libs/united to quit is for the Greens and NDP to connect them to the Christy Clark BC liberals. I suspect the NDP will get a lot of milage if they keep connecting rustad to the previous liberal govt ("hockey bags full of cash" )

I've voted for all sides of the spectrum, but the I really do think that the BC cons are a facebook page that somehow became a party