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Originally Posted by FireFly
What exactly can we offer them?  |
Permanent re-election?
Judging from past Alberta governments, if the WRA does get in, they'll run things until 2040-2050, so if you get in while the getting's good, you're golden till you CHOOSE to retire, not to mention you will gain quite a bit of influence by being one of the original MPs for the party, be it from switching or not.
If you're an lower or middle level MP with few prospects in the PCs, why wouldn't you switch? Being Tory is no longer a guaranteed seat, so gambling on WRA has a big payoff with little more risk.