The BC Libs are obviously bullet proof. Kinda like Alberta PCs. Scary. Watch out BC Lefties. Like the Internet, the Right never forgets.

Haha, talk about spin. Unfortunately for you, Vancouver is not the totality of BC. At least there's some rationality to counterbalance Mayor Moonbeam.

Ah ha ha ha ha! GS your party got schooled and you are still trying to put lipstick on this electoral pig? Pathetically biased journalism!

The NDP might as well disband right now. If they couldnt win that election they never will win one. Hell, my cat could of one that election.

Uhm, give me a break. This hardly matters.

Come on, Charlie. How about getting real and calling what it was; the biggest political upset BC's history.

Start researching and providing some constructive feedback on the multitude of mistakes made my the NDP, and push for some accountability thereof.

Have you no shame Charlie?

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You couldn't be more wrong. Mayor McBikelane is the logical and I think only candidate that the NDP can advance who can overcome the smell of socialism and worthiness (i.e. against millionaires, when pretty well all normal people actually want to be millionaires) that causes people to fear an NDP govt.

He can play the left game by pointing to his homelessness campaign, the greening of Vancouver, and plays ball with industry and -- this is the the key -- co founded a successful small business.

Right wingers cannot take shots at Robertson's business cred. Robertson should stand in front of the mike and explain that shared services are not the same as Communism, that in fact there is a strong business case for government involvement and programming, therefore taxes are actually good for us and for debt reduction. He can and should say that he knows about starting a business, getting permits, making payroll, growing the business and then selling his half for whatever, I assume millions.

No no no. The NDP have to have this guy. Also he is tall and looks like Superman. He does not resemble a turtle, so we can break that cycle.

As much as I admire the sentiment of Dix's positive campaign and feel he'd have made an excellent premier of our province, there's no forgiving losing such a big lead.

The NDP had experienced help from Layton's campaign but still managed to miss the mark completely - from day one - when it came to battling the undecided's age-old fear of the 1990's boogeyman.

As the gap closed still the party's strategists did not respond. Clark's description of Dix as Mr. No simply stuck because he gave voters no alternative healthy economy vision to grasp.

Last ditch efforts to counter "negative" advertising by reminding voters of the Liberal past were, frankly, amateurish. Black text on a white background couldn't compete with Christy's hard hat and unrelenting message.

At the end the NDP didn't have a strong enough message and it appears as if they may have simply run out of money given the wall to wall Liberal commercials that went mostly unanswered.

A plurality of British Columbians wanted another outcome. Many of us wanted a go-slower approach to resource development, wanted a made-in-BC approval process and wanted a foil to the federal Harper government's resource development at any cost approach. We didn't get what we want, and it's clear that one lonely Green member in the legislature won't have meaningful influence in this or any future election.

What B.C. needs is a people and economy friendly practical government that knows it can't solve everything on day one but is committed to progress not just fluffy dreams that'll never be fulfilled.

The NDP had a chance to deliver progress this election. The Greens didn't and won't. Meanwhile Liberals and their federal Conservative and big fossil fuel industry masters are laughing all the way to the bank.

I think a little bit of brainstorming between some of the young/upcoming (ie green) NDP'ers and the Greens better start happening soon, and this applies federally too (Nathan Cullen, Andrew Weaver, Liz May, George Heyman, hey even throw Joyce Murray in the mix...are you listening?)

Sorry but I can't forget that Dix already got fired from the NDP and then said... "I was only 35 years old" - that works if you're 15 not 35! What does that say for the party members who wanted a liar and cheater to lead their party? Who can forget the fast ferries, and the rest of the economic blunders. It's just too bad that Vancouver Is. can't see the light thru the tunnel and keeps voting NDP and then wondering why they are at the back of the bus for government spending initiatives.