tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post1124168749209735181..comments2024-03-29T04:56:02.252-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Clark promises more democratic nomination contestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-25441207645171253842011-05-18T10:42:55.777-07:002011-05-18T10:42:55.777-07:00Mr. Willcocks said:
"....There are risks to ...Mr. Willcocks said:<br /><br /><i>"....There are risks to allowing open nomination contests. A well-funded, ambitious would-be candidate could hijack a constituency association, sign up a bunch of instant party members and take over without real support from party members..."</i><br /><br />Gosh.<br /><br />Where have we allegedly seen that kind of thing happen before?<br /><br />Was it <a href="http://www.straight.com/article/collins-says-hello" rel="nofollow">here?</a><br /><br />Hang on a second....<br /><br />Didn't Mr. Willcocks himself have something to say about the matter referenced in the link above in a bio piece he wrote for BC Business Magazine not long ago about Ms. Clark's former husband, <a href="http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/people/2007/06/01/mark" rel="nofollow">Mr. Mark Marissen?</a><br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-60815796930584798852011-05-18T09:59:38.143-07:002011-05-18T09:59:38.143-07:00She's just paving the way to running in Hansen...She's just paving the way to running in Hansen's riding. That's a safe bet!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-33971567362075392822011-05-17T23:40:10.976-07:002011-05-17T23:40:10.976-07:00To be fair to Ms. Clark, she did state that no inc...To be fair to Ms. Clark, she did state that no incumbents would be guaranteed their candidacy during the leadership race.<br /><br />That being said, I doubt that she would turn her back on proven candidate for fear that said candidate run for a different party or even as an independent in his/her former riding. Remember a few years back when the federal Conservatives dumped Chuck Cadman only to have him run as an independent and win.Crankypantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-46098605449676875862011-05-17T18:46:35.642-07:002011-05-17T18:46:35.642-07:00That's her policy today, wonder what it will b...That's her policy today, wonder what it will be by the end of the weekDPLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-38183296950749392262011-05-17T15:26:44.558-07:002011-05-17T15:26:44.558-07:00That raises the possibility that Clark doesn't...That raises the possibility that Clark doesn't really want to end the practice, just to pretend it's not happening.<br />That would be a shame.<br /><br />Actually, that would be Clark.wstandernoreply@blogger.com