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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Brett Popplewell: Strategic voting: It’s not who you like, but who you don’t (in the Toronto Star)

Brett Popplewell talks about Project Democracy.

"Project Democracy, as the group calls itself, isn’t so much an advocacy group for democratic principles as it is a collaborative online effort to promote strategic voting to block a Conservative majority by whatever means necessary.

"The group’s method: to persuade voters in the country’s “contested ridings” to strategically abandon weaker candidates at the local level and throw their support behind whichever non-Conservative candidate the group deems most able to win — even if that means voting for the Bloc Québécois in some cases."

Full article: Strategic voting: It’s not who you like, but who you don’t.

A number of these organizations and web sites are appearing in a bid to ensure Harper doesn't get his desired majority. Another one worth looking at is UnseatHarper.ca.

And here's another one: Catch 22 Campaign.

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