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Originally Posted by Slava
Well just yesterday the poll for the Liberals puts them at what, 18%? That seems like a pretty solid gain at the expense of the PC's over the past few weeks. I know these polls don't mean anything but its still something to consider when you're writing off the Liberals.
The party that is a non-starter of these three is the Alberta Party. They might have had something at one point, but its gone. Sue Huff seems like she would be a good MLA, so its a bit of a shame in that sense, but they're on their way to zero seats and probably can hardly keep the lights on.
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Yeah, perhaps 18% is respectable, but is it going to get them anywhere close to governing anytime soon? The Liberals blew the greatest opportunity they ever had when frustration and dissatisfaction set in with Stelmach. People were searching for an alternative, and instead of the Liberals setting themselves up as the government in waiting, they let an upstart party usurp them.
I think this is all partially due to the fact that party members seem to be far too stubborn to do something as simple as change their name. When you have a damaged brand the simplist thing you can do is CHANGE THAT BRAND!!!
Whenever I talk to to a party member about this they say something like "we shouldn't have to change our name, people should just get over Trudeau - it was 30 years ago!". or "we have nothing to do with the federal Liberal party". Well, that's not the point is it? It's just a fact that anger lingers and the liberal brand is toxic here - whether people should think this way or not is irrelivant. obtuse.
As for the Alberta Party - yeah, I think they'll have a very rough ride in the coming election. Any enthusiasm for that Party is pretty much deflated I think.