Great article Slava!
It encapsulates exactly why Nenshi gained traction and the Alberta Party hasn't. I'm usually a conservative voter, and voted/campaigned informally for Nenshi. Not because I thought he was the best conservative, but because I thought he had the best ideas. A key factor in that was that I was able to find out what his ideas actually were!
The biggest impediment to the Alberta Party isn't that people don't want change. The rise of the AP and the Wild Rose show that people do. The biggest impediment is that you have to show people that your ideas/governance would be better than the incumbants and the current alternatives.
If you stand by the side of the road with a big banner that just says "CHANGE" don't be surprised if people throw nickles out the car window...
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