Quote:
Originally Posted by octothorp
The fact that Toews is the first establishment candidate to declare, and, according to Braid, is backed by Kenney's campaign team, lends support to the idea that the balance of power within the UCP rests firmly with rural voters.
|
Not a good look for the party in suburban Calgary. Toews certainly has better rural "cred" than Jason Kenney and his blue Ram pickup, but it also makes the UCP look like the country bumpkin party. Plays well outside of Calgary and Edmonton, but I have serious doubts it'll play well in the cities. As you put it:
Quote:
|
They'll need a moderate, urban candidate just to engage the former PC wing, causing voters who otherwise might have sat out to cast a vote.
|
The odds of such a candidate coming forward look pretty dire.