tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post1927797602566185334..comments2023-05-15T05:38:49.904-05:00Comments on Prairie Topiary: Dreaming bigPrairie Topiaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232297726814938610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post-15429651210166830022008-09-17T23:02:00.000-05:002008-09-17T23:02:00.000-05:00They have a new name down against Winnipeg Centre ...They have a new name down against Winnipeg Centre on their website in the past week (Jessie Klassen). And <A HREF="http://www.lensawatskygreenparty.ca/home.html" REL="nofollow">Len Sawatsky's web-site</A> is no longer functional.The Pundits' Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538508466559680720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post-65734401381222160532008-09-17T15:08:00.000-05:002008-09-17T15:08:00.000-05:00Wow, I hadn't heard that Len Sawatsky was backing ...Wow, I hadn't heard that Len Sawatsky was backing out, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open and let you know. <BR/><BR/>He was certainly a good catch for the Greens, and many Winnipeg Centre voters would likely have remembered Len running a strong campaign for the provincial NDP in the early 1990s.Prairie Topiaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232297726814938610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post-14815382176671083952008-09-17T00:22:00.000-05:002008-09-17T00:22:00.000-05:00P.T., Every junkie loves to speculate, and read ot...P.T., Every junkie loves to speculate, and read others' speculations.<BR/><BR/>My question, which is more of a local Winnipeg one, is what happened to Len Sawatsky. This was a big Green Party candidate announcement in Winnipeg Centre, but now I see he's not running any more.<BR/><BR/>Any idea why?The Pundits' Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538508466559680720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post-41104584802939908792008-09-14T23:53:00.000-05:002008-09-14T23:53:00.000-05:00The simple fact is when the NDP manage to push the...The simple fact is when the NDP manage to push the Liberal party into third party status like in B.C or Manitoba, all the emerges is the NSP turning into the Liberal Party. Gary Doer would be more of a fit in the Federal Liberal party than he would with Jack's merry band. I have no problem with a united left, but it's not as if some union friendly NDP peacenik utopia would emerge, it would look like another middle of the raod Liberal government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663040415968229777.post-83423855790821790302008-09-14T21:35:00.000-05:002008-09-14T21:35:00.000-05:00Definitely an interesting scenario, though I'd fig...Definitely an interesting scenario, though I'd figure the upside for the New Democrats is somewhat higher (and not all that much less likely). If the Libs can't keep a clear lead through the balance of the campaign, then some of the votes which have gone to the Libs as the default alternative to the Cons could shake loose in a hurry - and if the Libs end up on the wrong side of the strategic voting argument, it's hard to see what they could possibly do to regain momentum late in the campaign.Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.com