Day 1
Well, one day down. Dean had a great speech, even if the 14 acts from the maritimes went overtime beforehand. Hospitality suites were fine. Liblogs had a decent turnout, although mostly Dion people. GK's was packed, although not free drinks (and Trudeau had at least a half hour with the media. Also, apparently Wresnewskij has a great recipe for perogies). Iggy's had a pretty good turnout, and Scott Reid had some interesting comments, which I may perhaps let others explain. Let's see what tomorrow will bring us.
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Gerard's turnout: close to a thousand.
This campaign is living up to the hype.
Apologies to all those who felt like sardines.
Free peanuts. Very good beer. Great people. Made it worth it.
Hot on the heels of the Macleans poll by Innovative, comes the Decima poll for CP, saying more Canadians believe Bob Rae is the one who should lead the Liberals, rather than Ignatieff:
"Canadian Press
Published: Thursday, November 30, 2006
MONTREAL (CP) - A new national poll suggests Canadians of every federalist party persuasion believe that Bob Rae is a more electable option as Liberal leader than top rival Michael Ignatieff.
The Nov. 24-26 Decima Research survey found that Rae's perceived winnability topped Ignatieff's by a significant margin in every region of the country except Quebec. More than 1,000 respondents were asked by Decima to picture themselves as delegates to this weekend's leadership convention in Montreal
In a final-ballot showdown between front-runner Ignatieff and Rae, they were asked who they felt had the best chance to win for the Liberals in the next election.
Under this scenario, 37 per cent chose Rae and 25 per cent picked Ignatieff.
The results of the poll, which was distributed to The Canadian Press, are considered accurate within plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
Decima CEO Bruce Anderson says the poll suggests Rae's winnability factor is perceived to be higher among all age groups, men and women, urban and rural voters, and everywhere but Quebec - where Ignatieff would get 36 per cent support and Rae 25 per cent.
Ignatieff also led in the poll among self-identified Bloc Quebecois voters.
© The Canadian Press 2006"
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