A robust and active membership is going to be necessary for fundraising, getting our message out, and influencing policy. All those things need to happen constantly, in addition to making sure we're highly prepared in advance of an election. I suppose you don't need to be a card-carrying member to do anything but vote. Still, I'd respond that growing our membership in both numbers and in activity is part of renewing and modernizing the party. (But then someone would accuse me of being a third-way Tony Blair Bob Rae neoliberal saboteur.)
NDP Leadership # 103
Tue, 2012-02-21 17:39
#102
Tue, 2012-02-21 17:42
#103
I think what is getting missed in all the hoopla about membership growth is the 98.5 % growth in PEI. Soon the very soil with have an organish tinge
What colour are "organs"?
Tue, 2012-02-21 18:25
#104
That's the colour of old cramped and cold fingers trying to type on a touchscreen smartphone you whippersnapper.
Tue, 2012-02-21 18:26
#105
I think what is getting missed in all the hoopla about membership growth is the 98.5 % growth in PEI. Soon the very soil with have an orangish tinge
Tue, 2012-02-21 18:59
#106
That's the colour of old cramped and cold fingers trying to type on a touchscreen smartphone you whippersnapper.
:)
Tue, 2012-02-21 19:16
#107
Steve_Shutt
Partially answering my own question above, the Cons leadership in 2004 had over 90K votes cast - though I don't know what % of the total membership this was. Good target to aim for though.
The Dion convention for the Liberals was by delegate so I can't find the membership that came out to vote in the different constituencies.
Tue, 2012-02-21 19:55
#108
Interesting editorial board interview by the Toronto Star with Brian Topp. Once again, i am totally impressed with the content of what he has to say...I see that he is still going after Mulcair for wanting to move the party to the centre etc...and i would like to see Mulcair's rebuttal to that.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1134802--ndp-leadershi...
Tue, 2012-02-21 20:03
#109
There was the comparison up thread to the 2003 race.
I dont think it is ging to matter how clear a victory or how many ballots, this race is more contentions, and even a decisive outcome is not likely to change that.
That said, I agree with SDM, for far and away most members- and most of the activist cadre who get more cranked up- no result is going to put noses out of joint.
I have an idea of particular outcomes that I think would be greated with the greatest combination of enthusiasm and relief, and those the least. But I'm not sharing that. Those kind of guesses are the most speculative of all, and since they arent going to be perceived as anything like 'neutral observation'- I wouldn't suggest anyone go there.
Tue, 2012-02-21 20:06
#110
Catchfire
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