Today, the NDP has both Bernie and Corbyn as previous examples that running populist left wing campaigns can succeed. Sadly, these lessons are not put in practice. This election in Ontario could, indeed should, have been won by the NDP. A total Liberal collapse coupled with a scandal ridden PC party limping to the finish line of a never ending clusterfuck of a campaign whose leader is most famous for being the tag-along brother of a crackhead was the perfect storm for a NDP victory. Never in all my years have I seen a better circumstance for a NDP victory. They simply needed to offer stuff people would vote for. But nah, they let the perverted so called "populism" of Doug "The Dick" Ford capture not only the trend of "populism" but also the swing vote and even inspire new votes; whilst they carried ouut another empty shell of a "modern social democrat" campaign.
God knows the cons need as much help as they can get to win elections, they are even wiped out in their hometown of the Lone Tar Province, but it is really getting tiring watching new democrats carry their water - especially when like here, all they can do is continue to blame Liberals for their failings versus simply coming out from under the yoke of the right leaning party apparatchik and showing some guts in the fight for the people of this country.
Anyway, probably should have waited til tomorrow to say this, as there is a slim possibility despite a lack lustre performance Howarth could pull it off, as Notley went from chair of the coffee club to Premier overnight, but I am not holding my breathe. I mean even with the "strategic vote" squarely in their corner it does not seem like she is going to pull it off.
