3 Responses for "DURHAM"

1. Christine Campbell October 4th, 2008 at 9:30 pm 1

   With NDP candidate Andrew McKeever now out of the race shouldn’t this now be moved to TCTC? I don’t think Bev Oda is as popular as she was in 2006, and she could be defeated if most NDP votes were to go Liberal.

2. Kyle October 11th, 2008 at 3:39 am 2

   I won’t call this either way but I think people shouldn’t be too surprised if Oda gets the boot.
   In 2004 Oda only won by a handful of votes. And this isn’t 2006 again – there is no large-scale anti-Liberal vote. The absence of an NDP candidate doesn’t work in Oda’s favour either.
   Oda isn’t very popular. She has won solely on the Conservative brand not because of her own image. People are still talking about the limo spending and her refusal to address local issues such as GM workers losing their jobs and the incinerator – issues that Bryan Ransom has consistently spoken out against.
   I saw the results of a locally commissioned, though unscientific, poll and the numbers were about 1 in 3 (33%) were voting Liberal while only 1 in 5 (20%) were voting Conservative. Almost all the rest were declared as undecided. The poll isn’t necessarily scientific but it doesn’t make one comfortable especially if your name is Bev Oda.

3. Margaret Munday October 13th, 2008 at 11:12 am 3

   Since McKeever is no longer a candidate in Durham riding, why is it that signs are appearing asking for NDP support for Jack Layton? Layton’s name does not appear on the ballot, so why is it possible to vote for him? I understood that a vote for a candidate who has resigned would be considered a spoiled ballot. Can someone explain this?