So it seems that CBC's The House is providing westward rolling live coverage of the NDP convention (this means that you have to move one stream west each hour). I have decided to supplement my Twitter consumption with this coverage. The total package has been much more exciting than I expected.
Now that the first ballot results have come in I have no idea how the rest of the day will play out. One of the first complicating factors is that turnout in the first round was about 50%, and most of these ballots were cast in advance with their preferences locked in. Whether or not eligible members nationwide opt in or not may have serious consequences. Secondly, that the first round results lead three candidates to drop out will add to the mix and allow for some movement in support in the second round (subsequent preferences are in play for those who voted in advance and their live voters now have to figure out who they are going to support).
Does it get more exciting than a political convention where the leadership is actually on the line?
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