Local election news

I worked on the campaign for the Conservative candidate for Pontiac during the last election. Considering the Conservatives made little headway in Quebec, I think we did pretty well -- 22.2% of the vote. With election fever now gripping Ottawa, our team has started meeting again so we can win it this time.

Unlikely? The latest poll shows Conservative support to be higher than that of the Liberals in Quebec. That's a big change. This is a federalist riding; the Bloc will get their 30%, but they won't take it. A swing as large as the polls are showing to the Conservatives from the Liberals will give us the win -- if we have a good candidate.

And I think we do. He hasn't agreed yet, but if the man we've been talking with runs here, he'll roll over Paul Martin's local franchise with little difficulty. The election is going to be a little more fun for me this time...