Bad News for Niagara NDPers

One of Niagara's favourite daughters has been named Deputy Leader of the Provincial Green Party. Miss Mullen gained the Greenies 11.4% of the vote here in Niagara during the recent provincial election, eclipsing the NDP candidate by more than 2000 votes.

With Miss Mullen's new appointment, the NDP will be hard-pressed to find a candidate to battle her here for third place. Mullen hasn't decided if she'll run in the next federal election. The NDP certainly hopes not.

Melanie recently attended the environmental conference in Bali where Conswervative Minister John Baird embarrassed our country like no other ever has.

Green Beats NDP

As I suggested the other day, Melanie Mullen placed third here in Niagara Falls. She edged out the NDP candidate Mike Piche by a 700 or so margin. Not quite the walloping Liberal incumbent Kim Craitor handed to the PC candidate Bart Maves. Kim won by a whopping, staggering 7,000 votes. Impressive, to say the least.

In other tidbits, Nerene Virgin lost a close battle in Stoney Creek last night that was, at best, nerve shattering. The "official results didn't come in until almost 1 AM.

It would have been great to have Nerene and fellow female Liberal candidate Faelyne Templer see a spot at the Park. Faelyne was in tough against PC incumbent Jerry Ouellette and union mogul Syd Ryan. Her consolation is that NDP candidate Ryan lost again. Poor Syd just can't get elected.

All in all, it was soooooo nice to watch the Crimson Tide roll in!!! Congrats to all of my buds that worked their butts off for their candidates yesterday. Job well done!!

Big shout out to my bud Warren Kinsella! Big victory buddy! HUGE!

Greens set to overtake the NDP

...that seems to be the tone of this upcoming provincial election here in the riding of Niagara Falls.

The Green candidate Melanie Mullen seems to be a wildly popular, well spoken, focused candidate. The NDP candidate, Mike Piche, seems to be a fish out of water in this campaign. Mike isn't from these parts and Melanie appears to be tapping into some of the NDP environmental base.

Although the NDP may still maintain their base with the union vote, Melanie appears to have taken that long awaited step the Greens have been looking for - overcoming the NDP as the third option.

Kim Craitor, the Liberal candidate, is certain to win the riding in his re-election bid. The PC candidate, Bart Maves, will place second, dashing his hope for a return to Queen's Park.