The race to lead the New Democrat Party is officially underway.
Voting opened on March 9 and ends March 29, when the party will gather in Winnipeg for the NDP convention.
Five leadership contestants are in the race to replace former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh: Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson, labour leader Rob Ashton, activist and documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis, social worker and Campbell River Coun. Tanille Johnston and organic farmer Tony McQuail.
Sanjay Jeram, a political science lecturer at Simon Fraser University, said Ashton, McPherson and Lewis have emerged as the race’s three front-runners.
Lewis has been able to fundraise more than twice as much money as the next candidate, with nearly three times as many people contributing to his campaign.
It’s correlated with votes. Those that donate to a candidate are almost guaranteed to vote for them. Especially since it’s less money on average from more people.
If these are people who signed up to the party due to this campaign, it also shows he can build a movement.
I think I get it. It’s kind of like polls. A possible indicator of future events happening. Thanks.