Indeed, the Liberals are losing support more than the CPC are gaining, but that doesn't change the fact that the CPC has positioned itself as the best alternative for those voters. Chretien's corruption was well known in the late 90s. People out east still voted for him.
Or hell, look at the last provincial election. People were pissed at Stelmach, and we heard the very same complaints about him as we hear out east about the Liberals. He needed to be sent a message, etc. In the end, however, the Liberals, NDP and AA completely and utterly failed to establish themselves as remotely viable alternatives. Hell, that election might well have been the most spectacular failure the Liberal party has ever managed at any level given the opportunity that existed to make inroads.
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