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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
One not-insignificant question is what the Wild Rose's ground operation is like. I assume it's good, but somewhat untested? I honestly don't know; FL could speak to it maybe.
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Well I guess thats what I was alluding to when I was talking about some strong constituencies and some weaker. In my area the Wildrose nomination was uncontested and the riding doesn't seem particularly active. Next door though the candidate for the WRA has been hosting townhall meetings and out doing things for at least a year. I think that this is the case for every party where there are some strong ground games and some weaker.
In the case of the Wildrose the question is whether a rising tide lifts all boats though. If the party ends up at 40% in Calgary then I think they win most of the seats (with a few holdouts like Buffalo though). As that number is closer to 30% though you just have a lot of tight two way races and a handful of three way races.
I do agree with the line about change though. This is why the "Blue Committee" formed actually. They were concerned that the two parties would split the vote and another party would come up the middle. The coming up the middle part hasn't happened though!