2004 Democratic Primary

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Russia's parliamentary elections have failed to meet many democratic criteria, international observers say.
Sunday's poll was "overwhelmingly distorted" by pro-government bias, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said.

In Washington, a White House spokesman said "we share those concerns" and called for further political reform.

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PARTIAL RESULTS (97.87% OF VOTES COUNTED)
United Russia (Yedinaya Rossiya) 37.1%
Communist Party 12.7%
"Liberal" Democratic Party 11.6%
Motherland (Rodina) 9.1%
Yabloko 4.3%
Union of Right Forces (SPS) 4%
Against all parties 4.7%
Source: Election Commission

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I care!
Look... redistricting can really f*** up political maps.
Example:

PA-14 is the old PA-18 with Pittsburgh added to it.
PA-18 has nothing to do with the old PA-18.

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Pity about the SPS(basically the "nice" wing of the GOP) and Yabloko getting crushed...

...And those evil bastards in the LDPR did very well...

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It was set up by the KGB to discredit the terms liberal and democratic.

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...and endorsed the B.U.F...

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I'm guessing you probably haven't, and are just identifying with the state and party that you feel most at home with.

That's it! I felt it was only fair that people knew which party I support.

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And the fascists usually votw with the government...

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Goodnight Alaska!

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That really confused me

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The submarine is a good analogy... in fact Canadian politics can be summed up as:
A huge Aircraft Carrier painted red
A little fishing boat painted orange
Two submarines(one green, one blue) having just collided, have decided to weld their submarines together, although some on the blue sub' are unhappy about this and might try to swim to safety...
...And the shattered wreck of what appears to be a light blue dingy, scattered across the sea floor...

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No...but I have heard that it's an improvement on the stuff Grant usually appears in.

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No...but I have heard that it's an improvement on the stuff Grant usually appears in.

Grant's not the lead actor in that movie ... Am I making a link ?

Aha...

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Paul Martin has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Canada.

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Rodina are a lure to get people who would normally vote KPRF to vote for a Pro-Kremlin party.

BTW the turnout was 30%
Even you Americans can look at that with disgust!

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O.K... he isn't that bad... but does he have to play himself all the time???(although he does it very well)

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He wants to conquer all the old U.S.S.R countries+Afghanistan+Iran+Poland+Finland+Most of the rest of Eastern Europe+Ex-East Germany+Alaska+Parts of the Yukon+Mongolia

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Yes but Russia does not have the right to go around conquering countries it used to own 100 years ago.
Imperialism is Imperialism(and no. All Slavs are not Russians)

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Former NDP leader(1975-89) Ed Broadbent has announced that he is returning to federal politics.

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The results!

EDIN  37.6%   222 seats
KPRF  12.6%     51 seats
LDPR  11.5%     36 seats
R-NPS 09.0%     37 seats
Yab.    04.3%      4 seats
SPS     04.0%      3 seats
APR     03.6%      3 seats
NPRF   01.2%    16 seats
Ind.        -          67 seats
Oth.    16.2%    11 seats

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I would think that Martin is too right wing for that to happen, but the NDP could be a threat in 4 years time IF(and it's a big if) they can tap into Western and Eastern alienation from the dominance of Central Canada(Ontario+Quebec)

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I said it's a BIG if.
They certainly won't win an election in 4 years time, but IF(big if) they can tap into the alienation of the West and the East they could give Martin a scare.
But won't beat him.

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I can't either. But it's a possibility.

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Yes it is.
Nova Scotia is poor(even for the Atlantic) with serious economic(ex-coal, ex-fishing) and social problems(have a guess), especially in Cape Breton.
The only odd thing about the NDP's strength there is the fact that it is very recent(mid '90's)

BTW "I can't" was in referance to it's threat to Martin.

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That's certainly true of Ontario.
But in Saskatchwan the NDP think that the Liberals are the vote splitters(!)