Original Broadcast March 3, 2025 Part One of an #allegedlyinab exclusive as #aballiance cofounder Darrin Thompson chats one on one with The Real Knitty Knits
That's how are party builds support though so not sure if that's unfortunate or not. Ultimately you want to win because once you're in position of Governing you can do the real work especially with the current state of politics with parties like the UCP in power who refuse to reach across the isle. In normal times when parties work together with their opposition all MLAs or MPs can work for their constituents regardless of which party holds power but unfortunately these are not normal times
So political parties are really Non-profit organizations. So in order to pay for their Candidates offices and Campaigns to win Elections we need to fundraise to pay for that. That doesn't mean you have to donate but we just know that certain types of fundraising campaigns are super effective and unfortunately they are often the ones that can be most annoying
Most Party fundraising is done by Volunteers at least in the NDP Green and Liberal parties
Absolutely Cassandra, unfortunately most successful campaigns also require full support and efforts from the "star"/ popular candidate in the party.
That's how are party builds support though so not sure if that's unfortunate or not. Ultimately you want to win because once you're in position of Governing you can do the real work especially with the current state of politics with parties like the UCP in power who refuse to reach across the isle. In normal times when parties work together with their opposition all MLAs or MPs can work for their constituents regardless of which party holds power but unfortunately these are not normal times
So political parties are really Non-profit organizations. So in order to pay for their Candidates offices and Campaigns to win Elections we need to fundraise to pay for that. That doesn't mean you have to donate but we just know that certain types of fundraising campaigns are super effective and unfortunately they are often the ones that can be most annoying