PETERS – Rise of B.C. Conservatives leaves B.C. United caught in the middle

Posted on October 7, 2023 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 0 Comments

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A LEGER POLL released this week will no doubt have shaken the B.C. United foundations.

The poll of 1,001 B.C. residents showed 42 per cent support for the governing NDP. That’s not particularly surprising.

Coming in second? Not the opposition party of former B.C. Liberals, but John Rustad and the B.C. Conservatives at 25 per cent.

Kevin Falcon’s B.C. United party is down to 19 per cent, with the Green Party maintaining its familiar 10 per cent support level.

Clearly, this is great news for the NDP.

If the centre-right votes are split more evenly between two parties, especially in suburban swing ridings like those in Surrey, Richmond and Abbotsford, the NDP can cruise to another majority win in next year’s general election.

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.