Posts tagged ‘#ONpoli’
What’s the ELECT team reading today?
In Ontario election news:
- Ontario could face coalition government (Hamilton Spectator)
- Minority government prospect looms (CBC.ca)
- Horwath open to power-sharing pact in Ontario (Globe and Mail)
- Why do Canadian politicians keep ruling out coalitions? (National Post)
- Nail-biter election looms (Windsor Star)
Do you think a coalition government can function effectively in Ontario?
October 5, 2011 in E.L.E.C.T, Our IdeasOntario Election: Online conversation heats up for Hudak
Conversation about Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC party heated up earlier this week after the PC party released a pamphlet that was quickly criticized by many as anti-gay rhetoric.
Outside of conversation surrounding the leaders’ debate on September 27th, Monday marks the single highest number of negative posts discussing Hudak and the Ontario PC party in a single day. Using Meltwater, Edelman E.L.E.C.T. captured and analyzed over 1,300 negative posts on October 3rd, with a significant portion of them being attributed to the flyer.
Interestingly, coming out of the leadership debate, negative posts about Hudak and the Ontario PC party have continued to climb, deviating from what had previously been an average of about 780 negative posts per day. While the Liberals saw an increase in negative activity surrounding and immediately after the debate as well, the number of negative posts attributed to McGuinty and and his party has declined, returning to average levels of about 650 per day.
For the first time in this campaign, there is a significant difference between the amount of negative conversation about the two leading parties. With the latest polls showing the Tories and Liberals in a dead heat heading in to the final week of the election, it will be interesting to see if this issue (or this shift in sentiment of conversation) will be mirrored by shifts in voter intention.
October 5, 2011 in E.L.E.C.T, Our Ideas
What’s the ELECT team reading today?
In election endorsement news:
- Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals the best choice for Ontario’s challenges (Globe and Mail)
- National Post editorial board endorses Tim Hudak for premier of Ontario (National Post)
- Ontario votes our Endorsements (Ottawa Citizen)
- Rob Ford Mum on Ontario Election Endorsements (The Mark)
- Ontario deserves better (Toronto Sun)
- Flaherty inserts himself in provincial election and endorses Hudak (Toronto Star)
Who watched the Ontario Election Leader’s Debate?
For the first time in my adult life I was not in the campaign office on debate night. Usually my interaction with the Leaders’ debate has involved organizing my Leaders’ activities in and around the debate. But this time I was home in my basement taking notes, one eye on the television, and one eye on my tablet tracking the dialogue on the #voteon and #onpoli Twitter hashtags. And as I sat there “working”, enthralled as only a political junkie like me can be a couple of questions entered my mind. They were prompted by two things: my watch and the noises coming from upstairs. This debate started at 6:30 pm. What do people normally do around 6:30 pm on a week night? As evidenced by the clamour I heard it involved something like corralling the kids to eat dinner, bathe and get ready for bed. Was I courting serious trouble by not helping with the kids, and was anyone else watching this thing? The answer was affirmative on both counts. Read more »
September 30, 2011 in E.L.E.C.T, Our IdeasOntario Election Online Conversation Analysis – September 29
Ontario Election Online Conversation Analysis – September 28
Ontario Election Online Conversation Analysis – September 27
What’s the ELECT team reading today?
Here’s today’s Ontario Election coverage, following last night’s leader’s debate:
- McGuinty faces two-sided attack during leaders debate (National Post)
- Ontario leaders’ debate turns nasty midway (Toronto Star)
- No knock-out debate winner (London Free Press)
- In Ontario’s tight race, leaders scrap the playbook in debate (Globe and Mail)
- Horwath, Hudak hold their own in Ontario debate (CBC.ca)
Who do you think won last night’s debate?
September 28, 2011 in E.L.E.C.T, Our IdeasFirst the Ontario Election debate, then the home stretch
We’ve just come through the dog days of the 2011 Ontario election campaign. Less than nine days to go and still no clear winner in sight if the polls are to be believed. One thing is for sure, the Twitterverse coverage of the campaign hit a lull in the past week. Expect that to change tonight as reporters, party workers, and die hard supporters take to their mobile devices and laptops in full force covering the leaders debate. No stone will be left unturned as reporters will give running commentary of what’s said by the leaders, and what’s spun to them by party staffers. Each political party and their staff will use all possible mediums to sing the praises of their respective leader, and jump on the failings of their opponents. Read more »
September 27, 2011 in E.L.E.C.T, Our IdeasOntario Election Online Conversation Analysis – September 26
