[mykalberta]

Polls before an election can be deceptive.

Danielle Smith definately has her work cut out for her, the debates for her will be very important.

WRA doesnt have much hope in Edmonton and Calgary - they need to build their party from rural ridings and then use that free publicity of being elected and having some money to then work their way into the suburbs.

I do think WRA support will erode some PC seats in the big cities with vote splitting (no concern of that in the rural ridings)

I think the best hope for the WRA is they win 2Xish rural seats and vote split to give some seats to the Left and force the PC into a minority situation. Then they can use that momentum for the next election and the PCs will be forced to find a new leader after being humiliated in an election.

Alberta is still running a deficit, they have an inherit short sighted vision and an almost complete mismanagement of the Heritage Fund all are areas of vulnerability for the PCs that should give some hope the WRA.

I dont know their position, but I think the WRA should abolish the flat tax and use that issue to drive a wedge within the Right.