tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post6092241752614180322..comments2023-09-28T08:40:45.617-04:00Comments on Danielle Takacs: Galloping Around the Golden Horseshoe: The Amazing Race: LPC EditionDanielle Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298674716918123751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-40909182276793022192009-04-26T11:28:00.000-04:002009-04-26T11:28:00.000-04:00Agree you with about the value of blog endorsement...Agree you with about the value of blog endorsements, but not so sure about the big name endorsements.<br /><br />I think having the flood of endorsements for Ignatieff right out of the gate at the beginning of our last leadership race were huge in creating an air of inevitability around him, especially with all the caucus endorsements. Certainly helped to become interim leader too. At the same time though, that didn't work out so well for Hillary Clinton.<br /><br />So I guess sometimes they matter a lot and sometimes they don't and the "underdog" can win (like Dion or Obama). For LPC races though, I think it says something if one person is getting all the major endorsements and the others are just getting crumbs, but if the candidates are basically splitting them across the country then each new one doesn't really mean anything. <br /><br />Be interesting to see how this all plays out in the end, there's definitely some very important positions still up for grabs.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624818489402708156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-55631989574419776492009-04-26T03:07:00.000-04:002009-04-26T03:07:00.000-04:00I just roll my eyes whenever I see another post on...I just roll my eyes whenever I see another post on Liblogs about these races. I read blogs for humour and takes on the news, I don't care who Joe Schmoe blogger is supporting for this and that. I much prefer it when they're all ganging up on the Conservatives than waging petty battles aimed at others in our own party.<br /><br />Though I think we need to consider whether it should only be up to those that can make it convention that decide these things. These positions still matter so it matters how these people get them in the first place. Maybe that's an amendment for 2011.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-74459404871486521452009-04-26T01:33:00.000-04:002009-04-26T01:33:00.000-04:00You'd think this would be pretty obvious. I can't ...You'd think this would be pretty obvious. I can't think of a single LPC race, including leadership 2006 where the "netroots" could have been said to have made any meaningful difference to who ended up winning.<br /><br />I guess it doesn't hurt, but I'm not sure why anyone would care so much which bloggers are endorsing whom, somebody's not special just because they have a blog.Rossnoreply@blogger.com