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Originally Posted by llama64
So... for all the people who went out and voted PC. Are you still angry at Stelmach for the royalty issue?
There is a lot of support for the PC's in Calgary it seems. Much more then anyone predicted (not that anyone actually seemed to vote).
Or does this victory give credence to his policies? I remember this board coming down on Ed pretty hard for "ruining" the oil patch. Now it seems like most people have forgotten that and reverted to voting along party lines again.
Personally, I wanted a functional government again. Yet another landslide majority does nothing but damage the chances at having a decent official opposition. Taft had better step down soon. He's a smart guy but one of the worst party leaders I've ever seen. Next to Dion of course.
The only saving grace is that Stelmach so far has been more "Tory" then Klein was.
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I think there isn't a simple explanation for this... but I'll try.
I think Calgary is still pretty pissed about the Royalties... but who would be better? Only the WRA. The Liberals are just as smash-and-grab as the PCs if not worse. Lets say for the sake of argument 20% of Calgarians work in the patch. Well, 7% voted for the WRA (was about a 10% average for Calgary), maybe another 7% voted PC in fear the Liberals would do worse, and the rest stayed home.
I think this was by no means an Endorsement on Stelmach (nor should it be looked at this way), but more of an attack against the opposition parties. I'd like to say the WRA was too socially right, but that sure doesn't explain Hinman's riding... The Liberals and NDP proved that Alberta won't accept anything but a centrist/centre-right government. Unfortunately, that one is run by a farmer with zero understanding of urban economics and requirments and features a lot of powerhungry opportunists.