Elections - Atlantic on rabble.ca

The race in Newfoundland and Labrador looks to be for the Official Opposition spot in the province, with the NDP threatening its best-ever showing at the expense of the Liberals.

With five provincial elections taking place today and over the coming weeks, it's hard to keep track of them all. Here's a few links to elections discussions on babble.

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There has been a shift in consciousness. Looking at the NDP and the combined Tory/Liberal vote, a picture emerges of an eroding but concentrated corporate vote, and a surging NDP vote.

So what made this Harper majority? Two intrepid men with calculators decided to add up the win margins in 14 ridings. They were appalled to discover the results.

Voters are receiving automated calls at home that tell them to go to polling stations that have nothing to do with their ridings. The scale of the scheme is national. Innocent mistake? Incompetence?

The Conservatives in Avalon are trying to win back the seat from the incumbent Liberals, but Newfoundlanders have long memories and the NDP candidate is hopeful.

If we want to defeat Harper and create a more progressive Canada, we have to go beyond partisan interests -- and vote strategically.

Sounds and images from Harper's stop in St. John's, March 31, 2011.