Canadian General Election, Live Thread (UPDATE: Conservatives Win!)

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[GreenLanternCorps]

If JimRob, etc. approve this is the Live Thread for the Canadian General Election, on January 23rd, 2005.

We have a while to go before the returns start coming in, but I thought the thread needed to get up and running.

[xp38]

Yes

[Free Dominoes]

For all 4 atlantic provinces so far

l 18 c 9 n 2 out of 32 seats

[GiveEmDubya]

Looks like the Liberals held Bonavista.

[goldstategop]

When the data is fragmentary, its hard to connect the dots to make sense of larger trends. All that can be said is the polls haven't been wrong so far.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[CaptainCanada]

Damn!!!! The proalberta site is overloaded.....

[bmwcyle]

Go Canada!

[Candor7]

What most people do not realize is the fact that Stan Rogers was a Scottish Canadian folk singer who died a hero. The Air CAnada flight he was on si=uffered a fire aboard and Stan went back in the aircraft to help other passengers escape. He was overcome by the smoke and collpsed in the aircraft AFTER he went back in.

He is a true patriot of Canada and an icon not only in folk sining , but an icon for courage!!!

He did not have to die, he did because he went to the aid of others in the face of death!!!

[Free Dominoes]

conservatives are doing a little better than last time )-:

[gcruse]

When I lived in Mississauga, Ont, in the seventies, people would remark on my Texas accent. When they'd ask me where I was from, if I said "The US," I'd get this cold shoulder. But if I answered, "Texas," they'd be all excited, welcoming and wanting to hear about cowboys et al.

It seemed churlish to remind them that Texas was a part of the US, so I didn't.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Has the CPC got any pick ups in NFLD?

[Gertie]

Candidate Party Vote Count Pop. Vote X
Fabian Manning Conservative 3746 65.6% X
Kevin J. Power Liberal 1812 31.73%
Janet Stringer New Democrat 152 2.66%
I got this at http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/028/

[Free Dominoes]

l 18 c 11 n 2 better

[fanfan]

OMG!

The suspense!

We better win!

[conservative in nyc]

conservatives are doing a little better than last time )-:

And likely a little better than the polls. They beat the poll average in Atlantic Canada in 2004 too, though.

[Free Dominoes]

C up 4 seats

[conservative in nyc]

+1 Avalon.

[goldstategop]

The Atlantic isn't their greatest source of strength. So even a small improvement over their 2004 vote total is an encouraging sign.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Free Dominoes]

C up 5 seats

[GiveEmDubya]

How's New Brunswick?

[Canadian Outrage]

I agree. Liberalism is upside down and it's extremely destructive to the soul of man. Almost an entire generation of young people have been fed nothing but liberalism. These are our future leaders? God Help us!!