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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
So the fact that the Liberals and NDP have made themselves so completely unelectable in this city that a comment like this wont derail Richardson's chances of being elected reflects on the voters?
Frankly, I disagree. You seem to be reflecting the Liberal belief that they deserve to be elected because of who they are. The CPC can count on us to check the box for their party because nobody else even bothers. Ideology is only part of why Alberta, and especially Calgary, are solidly blue. The simple fact that the Liberals and NDP wont put in the work to improve their own reputations plays a significant role as well.
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And what would you suggest the Liberals and NDP do? There's a VERY solid bloc of Calgary voters who will
never vote Liberal (even the un-affiliated provincial Liberal Party) because of the NEP 30 years ago, regardless of what proposals they put forward now. Never mind the fact that anyone involved with instituting that bad policy is long since dead or retired from politics.
Also, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that during past elections you were one of the most vocal critics of citizens in Ontario who always voted for the Liberals*. "Sheep" was the term that was often used (if not by you personally, then certainly by other CPC supporters on this site).
You can't have it both ways. When Ontario voters rejected the Reform and Alliance parties, did you ever consider that the cause might have been that those groups were completely unelectable East of Manitoba, just as you claim the Liberals and NDP are in Calgary now?
*Which itself isn't really accurate -- unlike Alberta, Ontario is very much a swing province where the Liberals, NDP, and Conservatives can all potentially win seats.