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Election What Election?

Author: Fadi Dawood (Liberal)

17 Sep

I have never seen an election with a slower start. Kingston has had the slowest election start in history; outside the Conservative signs on public property I have seen no visible form of campaigning yet. So I decided maybe I should call some campaign offices to see if the election is on. The Liberal campaign will start full operations on Sep 18th, they have no signs on the ground yet and Peter being the speaker of the house has remained somewhat neutral during campaign.

The Green Party opened a campaign office across the street from the Queen’s University student ghetto; they hope this will attract student support. I tried calling the Green’s but the office is only open for a short time in the afternoon. I must say that I did see some Green election signs on private property; they are currently winning the sign war.

The Conservative Party campaign did not answer the phone, but they seem to be hard at work placing large campaign signs on public property. Makes you wonder can they find a private residence where they can place the signs they spend so much money buying. As for the NDP I don’t even know if they have a candidate yet.

I must say this has been the most uninteresting local campaign I have ever seen. The candidates should start.

Filed under: Eastern Ontario, Fadi Dawood (Liberal), Local Campaigns, Ontario, Sign Wars

2 Responses for "Election What Election?"

Doug Smith September 17th, 2008 at 11:54 am 1
I’ve seen probably 100 Conservative signs on lawns in the west end. They are winning the sign war on the lawns and on the public spaces, though Milliken’s people seem to have ramped up a bit today.
Other than that and a scattering of Green Party signs (who seem to have more than the Liberals), the Tories seem to be the only ones doing much of anything.
Abrams came to my door a couple weeks ago though, and seems to be out every day, so I don’t think it’s fair to say there’s nothing going on – just nothing in the news.
Gareth September 19th, 2008 at 5:40 am 2
By the end of this week the CPC in Kingston will have 1500 signs on PRIVATE property. Nik Nanos latest poll shows the CPC in Kingston up 11% which is a reflection on the local campaigns tireless efforts. If Milliken wants to avoid a stunning defeat he is going to have to start doing something, anything in the community. This campaign smacks of the MacDonald/Milliken race of 1988. The riding is thought to be a Liberal one, but it is not. The voters of Kingston and the Islands are dedicated to their politician until they feel that their candidate is no longer working for them. It explains why most elected officials, both federally and provincially-with the exception of Gary Wilson- serve long terms when elected in this riding. Miliken has taken their votes for granted and that’s why we see the shift in popular support in Kingston and the Islands.

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