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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
I think that view point was very true for the last election (in Calgary it would seam like). I for one wasn't happy with the direction of the Stelmach regime and I think many Calgarians weren't either. That's why you saw candidates like Dave Taylor, Kent Hehr and David Swann all win in "Conservative" Calgary. I think the stronger candidate won those seats.[/URL]
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David Swann first won his seat in 2004, btw (when Ralph Klein was still PC leader), so it's not at all accurate to say that he was only elected because Calgarians were voting in protest against Farmer Ed. Plus, Swann won with over 53% of the vote (the next closest candidate had 30% support).
Anything can happen this election, but I find it hard to imagine a scenario where two popular incumbents like Swann and Hehr lose their seats, especially now that there will be more vote-splitting by their opponents (in the last election, only the Liberals and PCs had more than 10% support in both of those ridings; that will obviously change this time).