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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't even know where to start! Fact is that there were a huge amount of people who voted for someone other than the Tories in both the last provincial and federal elections. I would not consider it "overwhelming" support just because the ridings are all won by the same party...I call that electoral distortion.
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Well they got 65% of the vote which was 3 times as much as the Liberals, 6 times as much as the NDP and twice as much as the three "main" parties combined so to me that is pretty overwhelming. When you consider the fact that much of the Liberal/NDP support is in centralized pockets of the province, overall int he Province I would say the Conservatives were oerwhelmingly the clear choice of Albertans
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Originally Posted by Slava
The ideological shift in the province will likely be more evident after this coming election. As you may be aware, the Liberals will likely win both seats in your home city, as well as post gains in both Calgary and Edmonton. The Green Party was a non-factor ten years ago but now is clearly established as a protest vote, and oftentimes finishes third in ridings...clearly the times are changing more than you care to acknowledge!
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The Liberals very well could win both seats here. Provincially the conservatives haven't run great candidates down here for some reason and the citizens of Lethbridge never cease to amaze me with their stupidity. And although it would piss me off and be a disgusting day for Lethbridge I wouldn't be shocked to see it happen. I still doubt that there will be a huge shift to the Liberals this election, whether that is because the party is so poorly run and an absolute joke or whether there isn't the ideological shift that many lefty idealists believe exists we'll have to see. There will be some shift as people are pissed with Stelmach but until the Liberals, or more likely a different party, actually are seen as a legitimate option my guess is Stelmach will continue to skate into office based on being the only realistic option no matter how pathetic he is.