British Columbia provincial election 2013

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Vancouver island seems like my kind of place

any especial reason that the Tories are so weak in BC? even in the interior and along the Alberta border?

I've lived on the island for much of my youth, and trust me, there are waaay too many old people for someone my age.

The BC Liberals have little to do with the Federal Liberals. After the 2011 election, the BC Liberals even added "Not affiliated to the Liberal Party of Canada" on their party material. Since the collapse of the SoCreds the BC Liberals are the default pro-business/centre right party.

In fact former Premier Gordon Campbell, most (in)famous for driving drunk in Hawaii, was appointed Canadian High Commissioner to the UK by Stephen Harper.

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What if it leads to the Green Party holding the exact balance of power?

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NDP support has fallen uniformly across the province, doesn't look like statistical noise.

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It'd be bizarre if Clark still loses but the Liberals win.

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NDP is resting their hopes on the advance polls. Grasping at straws?

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One of my Liberal (federal) friends on Facebook implies Trudeaumania has spilled over.

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At least the Wildrose Party's defeat can be explained by its inept and hard-right campaign. Adrian Dix doesn't seem far-left and took pains to seem as boring as possible.

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Methinks the Liberals will become utter, utter douchebags in their fourth term. They think they're literally invincible given everything they've been through.

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How much is potentially people worried the NDP was going to have an overwhelming majority, and voted for the Liberals, assuming they were voting for a strong opposition? Much like the 2007 NSW election here.

If BC was more like Ontario having three strong parties this is possible. But in a two party system, voting for a party equals voting for a four year dictatorship by that party.

BTW Dix is holding a press conference and seems glum.