Posted on June 26, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
It looks like the Green Party of Canada might be advancing to a whole n ew level of sophistication. Some will decry the collection, and manipulation of data as too corporate. Those who actually bust their humps campaigning will appreciate it. Will the next federal election open a whole new world for the Greens?
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Posted on June 20, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
In a past post about the correlation between campaign spending and vote results I did not go deeply enough. A Green Party Mathematician, Michael Moreau from Winnipeg took the data tables that I updated, ran linear and regression analysis on campaign spending and produced some most excellent analysis which I am happy to report on here.
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Posted on June 14, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
The Green Party only has public acceptance in one policy area. Climate change and the environment. Health policy has dropped off the radar in the last couple of Canadian elections, and this represents an opportunity to really differentiate the Green Party from our electoral foes.
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
A great idea to build espirit de corps amongst the EDA team is to canvas in between elections. One Green Party riding association canvasses with ‘No Junk Mail Pleas’ stickers, offering them to the residents. What a great positive message to be peddling!
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Posted on June 2, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
Description of the largest political poll ever conducted in Canada. Political researchers in Canada should be alerted to this high quality data, even if it is pretty general survey questions.
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Posted on June 1, 2009 by bluegreenblogger
The time is coming when Elizabeth May of the Green Party of Canada will need to make a decision as to what riding she will run in for the nest by-election, or General Election. Here are three of the most obvious choices discussed.
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