Millionaire Uses Obama-Inspired Technology to Assist B.C. Election...

Michelle Obama

with Robin Steudel, Co-Chair of the B.C. Young New Democrats,
volunteering for Barack Obama's campaign in Kentucky
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Despite the highly public endorsements of both a veteran Conservative and of a prominent B.C. Indian Chief, are they enough for the British Columbia New Democratic Party to beat the Liberal government? Recent polls have Ms James closing in on Premier Campbell's government in B.C.'s May 12th election. Perhaps it's because the party has technologically advanced itself largely with the assistance of Barack Obama campaign-inspired technology designed by internationally-recognized Direct Leap Technologies.

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Founded by President and CEO Simon Rowland, a brilliant engineer and dogmatic socialist who was once a federal NDP candidate himself, Direct Leap has been covered widely in publications such as The New York Times and tech industry read Slashdot, all the while leading engineering teams for various products and systems that achieve both progressive and worldwide goals. According to Rowland, "Direct Leap is committed to leading the industry via simple yet sophisticated tools proven successful for national and international non-profit management." Direct Leap's PopVox tool enables the B.C. NDP as follows:

First, it allows the volunteers to sign in through their party website. The volunteer then waits for the system to call their personal phone number, or else, they can use Skype, a device that allows users to make calls on the internet. Finally, the system contacts a list of B.C. voters for the volunteer to speak with. And all can be accomplished while seated at the convenience of your coffee table or couch.

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Noting that President Rowland is based outside B.C., Robin Steudel, explains, "[Nationally, the provincial parties] always support each other. During elections, we often create opportunities for people from other provinces to come out here and help out on a campaign. [It's a mutually] valuable experience."

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Continues Rowland, "....We want our state-of-the-art open source infrastructure to instigate an entire institutional shift. We are committed to leading the industry via tools that establish new worldwide models of outreach and organization."

As you can see, Direct Leap Technologies has really enabled the B.C. NDP. In addition, Ms. James has become more confident and found a stronger voice. Still, will the party's initial anti-carbon-tax stance and former NDP Premier Mike Harcourt's endorsement of the B.C. Liberal government's carbon tax platform hurt the party in the end? Or, will the party's politicos to dig in and take advantage of Direct Leap's ongoing boost to their campaign? We'll all find out May 12th.