13 05 07	Laurence Putnam 204.244.83.122
Mike de Jong drove the stake through the heart of the Social Credit party by defeating Grace McCarthy here in the 1994 by-election. For that, I will never forgive him. Nevertheless, a riding which managed to re-elect the Socreds in 1991 and make a seamless transition to the Liberals in 1994 has absolutely no chance of returning a New Democrat, not even were it the ghost of Tommy Douglas. de Jong will probably face Coleman, perhaps Stilwell and maybe a couple of others for control of the Liberals after the election.
	13 04 21	bza 75.152.122.172
Another Abbotsford riding race that is likely a lot more closer with the dynamics of this election. Mike De Jong is definitely a known quantity and is a strong incumbent, but could also be affected by the huge drop in Liberal support. Will be a close race, still likely to close to call this early in.
	13 03 27	GV 206.47.100.160
I'm leaning to the Liberals here, but with the caveat that I don't have any sort of special expertise in this area of the province. Mike de Jong has a very long history in the legislature that I don't see being upset easily, while the NDP has fielded a low-profile candidate. It's surely correct to observe that the margin will be close, but I'll have to be convinced that it's a margin that will favour the challengers.
	13 03 08	NO PARTISAN BS 99.253.117.108
This one will be a close result. The NDP will be up and the Liberals down but the gap may be too large for the NDP to overcome. A squeaker either way.