media reports

Check out the following links to the Toronto Star and the PR department at Ryerson University, for discussions of the recently released infoscape research report on blogging and internet campaigning during the Liberal leadership race and convention.

seeing lots of green on Rae supporters

Looks like Dion may be over the top. They are pretty pumped on the floor. But his victory speech needs to be much better than his candidate speech -- which was a big clunker.

Blogging Tories track Parties on the net

Tories are getting ready to track politics online: http://www.bloggingtories.ca/pie-charts.php

Voting begins

In the blogging room. Joking about why voting was delayed for an hour. Perhaps it has something to do with the electronic voting machines? Diebold?

Late parties

Did the rounds at the hospitality suites, though Iggy seems to have the only hospitable beer prices (free). Rae's party at the swanky "W" bar was surreal for many reasons. Probably didn't help that I was there with a couple NDP friends.

What the Bloggers are saying Convention Week

Blog Opinions- Opinions turn favourable for Rae and Kennedy

All the candidates except Ignatieff received an increase in positive opinions this week, with Kennedy receiving the largest increase from 19.1% last week to 31% this week. He is followed by Rae (up to 27% this week from 21% last week), and Dion (from 15% last week to 23% this week). Bob Rae is receiving less negative opinions at 16% this week down from 25% last week. The other candidates remain relatively stable in terms of negative opinions.

Liberal Leadership Issues in the news and Blogosphere for November 24 to December 1

National Unity (20%) is the major issue this week in the news, followed by Education (17.7%) and the Environment (15.8%). In the Blogosphere, the Environment (17.7%) has emerged as the major issue, followed by the Economy (15.8%) and National Unity (13.2%). Discrepancies between news and blogs are not as important as last week. Liberal Leadership Renewal has completely disappeared as an issue both in the news and in the Blogosphere.

Top bloggers for past week

Top Bloggers on Liberal Leadership Race (for week ending Dec. 1st)
Determined by blog posts on top tier candidates

1. Fuddle-duddle by Rousehouse (Ignatieff, Liblogs, progressive bloggers)

2. TIED FOR SECOND
A Bcer in Toronto (Dion)
Calgarygrit (Progressive Bloggers co-founder, Kennedy)

3. Centrerion Canadian Politics by Clear Grit

4. TIED FOR FOURTH
Far and Wide by Steve V.
All Politics is Local by Aginsberg

5. “Darryl Wolk Blog (International and Local Issues)” by Darryl