I've been sitting here thinking this morning about the way people voted in reaction to the Libral sponsorship scandal. I made a small note to myself last night that there didn't seem to be much change occurring in the metropolitan centres, but in the outside ridings. In reading the CBC, that feeling seems to be confirmed.
My theory on the matter? The metropolitan centres tend to be the hub for activity where there is an attraction for educated professionals in various disciplines. The kind of educated professionals who take the time to actually learn the policies of the political parties and sit to think about and discuss the implications involved, beyond simply falling to the tendancy to react against some wrong done unto them.
I agree with everyone who's said that some kind of change was needed, I'm just not sure everyone clearly thought out exactly what KIND of change was needed. Clearly every option always has its flaws, and there is no way to gauge how other people will choose to react, so there were few other options available. While voter turnout was relatively high, voter apathy was similarly high, and so limited exploration of the other options could be expected.
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