VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A Mustel Group survey shows women voters in BC continue to lean towards the NDP.
Does that mean Premier Christy Clark’s “Women’s Only” forums haven’t been working?
Political Science Professor Dr Janni Aragon with the University of Victoria thinks she’s having a tough time reaching voters period.
“I think she targeted women voters. I don’t think it is pandering so much, but of course I might say targeted and someone else might say pandering… but from my view point it is targeted meetings.”
The meetings have discussed the challenges of being a woman in politics, criticism in the media, family issues, economic opportunities and other topics geared towards women.
The events have been ongoing across the province since the summer.
Aragon says gender aside, Clark is just having a tough time engaging with voters.
“I think that it is indeed something else, people are not happy with her and the BC Liberals. Given the current economy and the mood of the electorate for the party, people are not happy with her.”
In this latest survey more women voters also favoured the Green Party, whereas more men took a conservative stance.
Male voters are also somewhat divided between the NDP and Liberals.
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Good for you! More and more British Columbians are choosing the BC Conservatives as the common sense alternative to the BC Liberals.
Although I have voted Liberal in the past, I will never be voting Liberal again. This election, I am voting for the BC Conservatives!
I am a woman, and I will be voting Liberal. I do not trust Mr. Dix, I have never heard him lay out the platform he is running on, but then again he doesnt have to because it appears he has it in the bag. It seems the people of BC need 4 more years of the NDP to remember why we shouldn’t vote for them again. Scary!
Just remember what the NDP did to this province in the 90′s. At a time when North America was booming the NDP took this province from doing very well to a have not, welfare province having to go cap in hand to Ottawa for a handout for he first time in our histroy. Welcome to socialism…Do we want that back again?
BC Conservatives fiscal policy is the only one that will bring about accountable and transparent governance in this province. It is imperative this is done now or we will face our own fiscal cliff!
Women’s only forum – try having a “man’s only forum” and see how quickly you are labelled a sexist and hauled before the human rights kangaroo court…