Sunday, April 12, 2009

Leadership 2009 - Week in Review, April 12

For this week's review, let's quickly follow up on a couple of the points which I've tracked earlier in the campaign based on the Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidates' supporters on Facebook.

First up, the raw numbers (which of course should be taken with a grain of salt) look to be fairly similar to what they were last time I checked - though it's worth noting that most of the growth seems to have been among the two candidates who were already ahead of the pack. The standings are now:
Dwain Lingenfelter - 602 fans
Ryan Meili - 346 supporters
Yens Pedersen Campaign - 225 members
Deb Higgins - 71 supporters

Meanwhile, two of the possible endorsers I'd mentioned earlier have given an additional hint about their support through the Facebook groups. Angie Merasty, president of the ANDS, is included among Meili's supporters, while former MLA Graham Addley is now listed among Lingenfelter's fans. (In both cases, due credit to John in comments for including Merasty and Addley in those camps.)

All of which suggests that the dynamics of the campaign haven't changed all that much over the last month - at least when it comes to online support. And it'll definitely be interesting to see whether the impending leadership debates likewise serve mostly to amplify the momentum that most of the candidates seem to have carried throughout the campaign so far.

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