Campaign 2013

  • Għid Banana

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    Biċċa xogħol ħelwa ta’ Cedric Vella. Qed intellagħha hawn fuq pjattaforma li qalgħet daqqa sew minħabba l-popolarita u populiżmu popolari ta’ facebook. Iva konna kwieti. Saħansitra nirċievu posta mingħand facebook u wordpress jistaqsuna għala ma tellajna xejn f’din l-aħħar ġimgħa. Tinkwetawx – mhux li inkwetati. Għadna hawn. Qed nagħmlu ftit reset kemm personali kif ukoll…

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  • The Courage to Vote – voting AD

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    The last post is always the one about which way the J’accuse vote will go. This time round it is not that hard to guess given this blogs declaration of its preference early in the campaign. It’s not simply about declaring one’s voting preference though. The reasoning behind the vote is just as important as…

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  • The Road to Castille #1 : The marketing

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    It began with a bang. As the contestants unveiled their mutual electoral colours we could tell from the get go that this would be a campaign heavily dependent on the marketing. Malta Taghna Lkoll and Futur fis-Sod relied heavily on not being one colour, on not being monotone. Here was the visual realisation of what…

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  • Dogs of War (DeLorean Unveiled)

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    They say that a week is a long time in politics. In that case twenty years must seem like an eternity. Churchill is often attributed the quote “Show me a young Conservative and I’ll show you someone with no heart, show me an old Liberal and I’ll show you someone with no brains.” Time and…

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  • Cross-voting and angry voters

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    Let’s begin with the unequivocal points. Cross-voting, or the practice of filling your preferences in the ballot across party lines, is allowed. It is legal. It is legit. It does not nullify your vote. You can start with a 1 next to a candidate from AD, you can continue with a 2 and 3 next…

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  • Briguglio’s Faux Pas?

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    This is only the second national election being covered by this blog (which incidentally turns 8 on the day of the results). For the first time we have been ever more outright in our support for getting a third party elected into parliament particularly since alternattiva demokratika has not only proven to be a particularly apt vehicle…

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