Comments on: A quick look at the various Catalan campaigns http://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/ A blog from Barcelona, Catalonia, about politics, society and culture Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:59:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tomhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2713 Tom Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:02:20 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2713 It's probably switching more than abstaining. A lot of people are still pissed off that ERC supported Montilla for president of the Generalitat even though he can't really speak Catalan (at least, he certainly couldn't when he was elected). Also, ERC's strategy has been to push CiU in a nationalist direction: Mas and Duran i Lleida are both much louder nationalists than 5 years ago. But there is an abstention issue too... there's a bit of Catalanist graffiti near my house which depicts a crude Estelada and one word: Abstenció! Let's not forget also that ERC increased their share of seats massively in 2004. A drop by 2 would be big but wouldn't necessarily be a disaster. It's probably switching more than abstaining. A lot of people are still pissed off that ERC supported Montilla for president of the Generalitat even though he can't really speak Catalan (at least, he certainly couldn't when he was elected).

Also, ERC's strategy has been to push CiU in a nationalist direction: Mas and Duran i Lleida are both much louder nationalists than 5 years ago.

But there is an abstention issue too… there's a bit of Catalanist graffiti near my house which depicts a crude Estelada and one word: Abstenció!

Let's not forget also that ERC increased their share of seats massively in 2004. A drop by 2 would be big but wouldn't necessarily be a disaster.

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]]> By: Graemehttp://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2711 Graeme Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:20:14 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2711 So how real do you think the decline in Esquerra's support is for the election? The polls seem to suggest that they could lose 2 of their seats which seems a high price to pay for going for the bald vote! Is this because their voters are abstaining or becausse they are switching? So how real do you think the decline in Esquerra's support is for the election? The polls seem to suggest that they could lose 2 of their seats which seems a high price to pay for going for the bald vote! Is this because their voters are abstaining or becausse they are switching?

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]]> By: Erikhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2468 Erik Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:18:33 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2468 Hi Tom, This looks promising, especially since I seem to notice a bit of negativity to my own favorite parties (and I don't mean PP, I am not that weird). Erik Hi Tom,

This looks promising, especially since I seem to notice a bit of negativity to my own favorite parties (and I don't mean PP, I am not that weird).

Erik

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]]> By: Greyhttp://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2448 Grey Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:08:54 +0000 http://www.thebadrash.com/2008/02/29/a-quick-look-at-the-various-catalan-campaigns/#comment-2448 Hahaha, PP and IC-V pacting? Well, most of the times parties don't matter in small towns. I mean, it's all about certain individuals that have just joined a party because they wanted to be elected. Moreover, some individuals may not even agree with the ideology or some aspects of their party. That's pathetic but that's why I comprehend such situations. On the other hand, local politics are different than national politics and what matters is not the ideology but a concrete policy (like constructing a new bridge or building a library). Hahaha, PP and IC-V pacting? Well, most of the times parties don't matter in small towns. I mean, it's all about certain individuals that have just joined a party because they wanted to be elected. Moreover, some individuals may not even agree with the ideology or some aspects of their party. That's pathetic but that's why I comprehend such situations. On the other hand, local politics are different than national politics and what matters is not the ideology but a concrete policy (like constructing a new bridge or building a library).

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