A new poll reveals that one in five Canadians would vote for Elizabeth May if she ran in their riding. The same poll also reveals some not-so-surprising information – that she trails Peter Mackay by twenty-five percentage points in the Central Nova riding they will compete in next election.
Elizabeth May, welcome to federal politics. I am sure Ms. May wakes up smiling in the morning after a night of dreaming of defeating a sitting cabinet minister that has done a solid job with both of the portfolios he has handled thus far, but it is time for her to wake-up, smell the coffee and face reality.
What does this overly idealistic decision say about Ms. May? I tend to believe that it shows she believes the electoral prospects of her party are completely hopeless. If you thought you had a chance at winning a seat in the House of Commons would you throw yourself in to a riding you could not win? What happens if someone else in her party does win (another unlikely scenario)? Will they have to step aside so Ms. May can take their seat after she is done with her ravaging in Nova Scotia?
If Ms. May truly wants Canadians to take her party seriously, she might want to consider to start acting like a federal party leader that thinks her party has a shot at winning at least a seat. One in five may say they would vote for her now, but good publicity will only take you so far.
Someone please remind Ms. May that she’s no longer working for the Sierra Club and, in politics, a healthy dose of reality can be helpful if you truly want to see results. Of course, if she wants to continue to be a well-publicized after thought she should continue right along the same path, but what would that say about her desire to clean up the environment and enact the plans she will be putting in the Green Party platform for the next federal election?
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Rey Rey,
I’m impressed you side-stepped an opportunity for a shot at Dion and May for their backroom style politics they’re been cooking up together. With Dion’s strong green thumb, he’s committed not to run a Liberal candidate against Ms. May in the efforts of setting the stage for a May/Mackay showdown. Honourable move for the sake of the planet, or slimey politics by a struggling leader, to try and defeat a strong conservative with aspirations (and a support base) to be party leader in the near future? I think you and I can agree on the latter.
PD