Duane Bratt🇨🇦

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

Story here: ca.news.yahoo.com/newsalert-sh... By @reportrix.bsky.social

Breaking news: Brazil’s leading right-wing politician, Flávio Bolsonaro, effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president, after President Trump indicated he wouldn't intervene despite saying that the vote “looked like another rigged election.”

Taught about Congress and how a Bill becomes Law in my US Government class. And naturally I had to show this. The students are going to have this song in their head all day. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

With all the Alberta unofficial referendum results in, a 🧵 of some findings. Qs 1-5 all prevailed narrowly, but Q2-4 had slightly more NO ridings than yes. Q1: 48 ridings yes, 39 ridings no Q2: 42y 45n Q3: 43y 44n Q4: 42y 45n Q5: 61y 26n Q6: 33y 54n Q7: 35y 52n Q8: 27y 60n Q9: 31y 56n

BC nobly sacrifices good governance to teach one man about hubris

Dion is a former Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador.

BC conservative splinter parties cratered yesterday. CentreBC got 1.6% and OneBC got 1.5%. Hopefully the official Conservative party can remain united in office (they were unable to do so in opposition).

There has been some snap election speculation in Alberta (as there always is). Hopefully the events in BC show the risk in that strategy.

BC voters have delivered a massive defeat to Eby's shameless election opportunism. 61-27 in seats and 48% to 37% in popular vote.

Obama: "The big trade war he's starting now is with that well-known evil empire, Canada. These are the people who gave us maple syrup and Martin Short. Canadians, they're the nicest people."

David Eby is about to learn the same lesson about political opportunism that David Peterson (1990) and Jim Prentice (2015) learned.

2025 federal election in Alberta: Liberals: 27.8% of valid votes --> 631,929 of 2,267,230 2026 Alberta referendum on (1) staying in Canada vs (2) starting the legal process for binding secession vote: Option 2: 24.9% of valid votes, w 99% polls in --> 514,128 of 2,059,140

Referendum highlighted the rural/urban divide, with the small cities situated between big cities and rural Alberta.

NEW: With 100% of polls in, Alberta's 5 immigration questions earned a yes from voters, while all 4 constitutional questions failed.

NEW: With 100% of polls in, Albertans vote to remain in Canada by a margin of 75%-25% (1,545,094 vs 514,005)

In honour of the late Ron Duguay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWih...

There are times (lots of them!) where I wonder why I am still on twitter. Well watching the public bun fight among the Alberta Prosperity Project makes it all the worthwhile!

25 minutes later and the question on abolishing the senate has flipped to no, making it all 4 constitutional questions falling short.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/w...

Danielle Smith put out a message to UCP supporters on twitter. UCP has to remain united otherwise the NDP wins. And they would destroy Alberta (again). Open borders, defund the police, give taxpayer drugs, censorship of free speech, eco-extremists, and be led by Avi Lewis. x.com/ABDanielleSm...

The polls were broadly in line with the results of the referendum, with Angus Reid and Mainstreet over-estimating independence support

Alberta’s not going anywhere. 🇨🇦 Nor are Alberta separatists, who now have Premier Danielle Smith in their sights. Dr. @duanebratt.bsky.social explains. Catch the full October 20 interview on our YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts. #abpoli #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ

Two days after the U.S. midterm elections, Canada will unveil its federal budget. globalnews.ca/news/1210951...

I feel seen

There was a lot of criticism of the polling pre-referendum. But it is obvious that the polling was pretty accurate.

Alberta Rejects Separatism But the UCP's Internal Fight Is Just Beginning @duanebratt.bsky.social discusses what comes next after last night's referendum vote. Danielle Smith may be in for the political fight of her life. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli youtu.be/d643U0GlJ7U

About to go on the ABC (Australia) breakfast radio show on the Alberta referendum.

Hosers eh?

Interesting comment by Janet Brown (pollster goddess) on CBC this morning: Only 40% voted for 1-9. Her initial analysis is that people took the “No to the nine” as “say no to voting for the nine” 😮

As someone who has been fighting for Canada, I am very pleased with the resounding victory on Q10. Still need to see the final results on Qs1-9.

My statement on Albertans choosing to build a stronger Canada, together:

First numbers. 766, 489 Option 1. 233, 891 Option 2.

Are we going to see hundreds of thousands of votes released the moment the last person walks out of a polling station?

Spectacular paragraph from the "2021 Alberta referendum" Wikipedia article.

On CBC News Network just now, @markusoff.bsky.social notes Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is MIA tonight: “Where in this you might ask is Danielle Smith? … the premier has no public plans, there’s no camera. We don’t really know where she is”

I don’t remember this SCTV sketch but, man, I do love Dave Thomas and Catherine O’Hara.

reddeeradvocate.com/2026/10/19/r... interesting timing

I will be on Global Calgary's referendum coverage tonight.