43rd British Columbia general election

[CascadianIndy]

Just got back from covering the nomination of David Eby.

[DL]

Talk of a merger or non-compete agreement between the BC Conservatives and BC United has collapsed in acrimony and recriminations with Falcon and Rustad accusing each other of lying and negotiating in bad faith. I'm enjoying every minute of it

[The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ]

Talk of a merger or non-compete agreement between the BC Conservatives and BC United has collapsed in acrimony and recriminations with Falcon and Rustad accusing each other of lying and negotiating in bad faith. I'm enjoying every minute of it

I don't really have a horse in what happens in BC, but to me it seems like BC United didn't really make this offer in good faith. It basically entailed the Conservatives not running in most of the interior. You know, the part of the province where Conservatives are most likely to win seats. The Conservatives are polling neck-and-neck with the NDP, and BCU are dropping down to Green Party levels. I don't know where Kevin Falcon got the audacity to try and negotiate such a hard bargain, but there's literally zero reason for Rustad to accept such a deal. Effectively all it would do is stall BC Conservatives, let BCU hang on for dear life, and more likely than not give momentum to the NDP.

[Harlow]

More bad news for BC United.

https://twitter.com/RobShaw_BC/status/1796585696179913064

[Benjamin Frank 2.0]

More bad news for BC United.

https://twitter.com/RobShaw_BC/status/1796585696179913064

No honor among thieves.

Update: It seems disputed this is happening. Maybe Doerkson does have honor. I know Rob Shaw doesn't and is nothing more than a slimy stenographer for the Conservative Party.

Update II: He did cross. Nope. no honor.

[Benjamin Frank 2.0]

I was unfair to Rob Shaw.
https://twitter.com/RobShaw_BC/status/1796560177304678513

[Hatman 🍁]

South Surrey MLA Elenore Sturko defected to the Conservatives today. They are now up to 4 seats.

[DL]

South Surrey MLA Elenore Sturko defected to the Conservatives today. They are now up to 4 seats.

Interesting in view of all the hateful homophobic things the BC Conservatives were saying about her just weeks ago

https://x.com/voteBCUnited/status/1797663396642595200

For example, the BC Con candidate in Vancouver Point Gray called her a "groomer"

[Harlow]

It's incredible watching such an established party in total free-fall mode (this also applies to the UK Tories).

https://twitter.com/vancolour/status/1797792590651342937

[King of Kensington]

Holding all the right of the BC NDP under one banner has become increasingly untenable, as the NDP has become more of a big-tent small-"l" liberal party and conservative politics have become increasingly populist.  "Not the NDP" is no longer enough.

[Benjamin Frank 2.0]

Falcon should step down. I think Peter Milobar would be the obvious choice to replace him by acclamation.  

Falcon should say "I think I was a successful leader. I lasted longer than a head of lettuce."

[Hatman 🍁]

South Surrey MLA Elenore Sturko defected to the Conservatives today. They are now up to 4 seats.

Interesting in view of all the hateful homophobic things the BC Conservatives were saying about her just weeks ago

https://x.com/voteBCUnited/status/1797663396642595200

For example, the BC Con candidate in Vancouver Point Gray called her a "groomer"

Lantsman vibes

[King of Kensington]

BC "United" is a funny way of putting it.