An Ipsos Reid poll of potential voters found the U.S. Democratic presidential challenger is the clear choice of British Columbians looking for a political leader. When 1,400 British Columbians were asked to include Obama and John McCain among their possible choices for prime minister, 42 per cent of them chose Obama, well ahead of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who attracted support from 29 per cent of those polled.
Barack Obama. An Ipsos Reid poll of potential voters found the U.S. Democratic presidential challenger is the clear choice of British Columbians looking for a political leader.
When British Columbians were asked who they would chose as president of the U.S. if they were able to vote, 80 per cent chose Obama, while 20 per cent chose McCain.
Persons polled by Ipsos Reid were asked to ignore the obvious fact that Obama and McCain were running for president in the Nov. 4 U.S. election and answer as if they were running for prime minister in the Oct. 14 Canadian election.
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BC Would elect Obama if he was running in Canada
Where to watch the VP Debate!
A little last minute - But Democrats Abroad are hosting viewing parties across Canada. Here are the locations, if you go, take pics and share!
- Calgary Barley Mill, 201 Barclay Parade SW
- Hamilton Collins Brewhouse, 33 King W, in Dundas
- London Joe Kool’s, 567 Richmond St.
- Niagara All Star Tap & Grill, 115 Hwy 20 E, Fonthill
- Oakville Royal Windsor Pub & Eatery, 610 Ford Drive (just
south of Royal Windsor) - Ottawa Royal Oak (Pretoria Bridge)
- Toronto Empire Restaurant & Lounge, 50
Cumberland (TTC: Yonge/Bloor or Bay; Parking: Cumberland btwn Bay and Yonge) and The Longest Yard - Islington/Bloor - Vancouver The Cameo Cafe at 295 West 2nd (just East of
Cambie) - Windsor Dominion House, 3140 Sandwich Street
If you know of any other locations - please leave a comment!
Palin Bingo!
Saw this on a tweet on Twitter - PS if you are on Twitter, follow us! We’re “canadaobama”
Biden Vs. Palin Tonight!!!
Well, it’s the big day! And as for Canadians it’s going to be tough to see if we will watch the Canadian or the US debates - so how about this, follow us on twitter and bookmark our blog for all the up-to-date US debate info and watch the Canadian one on TV! We will be providing up to the minute info right here on our blog! Also, if you are heading to a restaurant/ bar let us know what one and we will post it online for the rest of Canada to be able to come and meet up with you!. Start time is 9PM!
Bailout Package Passed by Senate
The U.S. Senate passed a revised US$700-billion U.S. financial bailout plan Wednesday night by a vote of 74 to 25.
The Senate had called the emergency vote after a rejection by the House of Representatives Monday sent world markets into a free fall.
Congressional leaders had added two sweeteners to the bill - a tax cut and extended federal protection for bank deposits - with the expectation it would sail through the Senate and then return to the House for an up-or-down vote.
The House is expected to vote on Friday, and the revisions make it much more likely to pass, the White House said Wednesday.
VP Debate Tomorrow Night!
Sen. Joe Biden from Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the vice presidential nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties will debate each other at 9 p.m. in the Washington University. So use our forum or follow us on Twitter to see our version of the play-by-play! If you are hosting a party or know of any bars/ restaurants showing the debates - let us know so we can tell our readers!
Find us on Facebook
Very excited to say this - but we have almost reached an amazing 6,000 members on our Facebook group!!!! Thanks all for participating, and letting you know we now have a forum available here to chat.
Also if you are not a member yet, what are you waiting for?
Join today and support the cause!
Event Volunteers Needed
Prior to the fist televised debate we received a lot of questions from our members regarding where they could watch the other debates and have an election party with other Obama/Biden supporters.
We would like to start showing our support as a group and conducting Canada Votes Obama/Biden! Events
To do this we need YOUR help!
We are looking for volunteers in the TORONTO and OTTAWA area for our first event.
We are also looking for volunteers nationwide for our upcoming events.
For details please:Email Us
