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Old 04-24-2012, 09:32 PM   #624
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Originally Posted by Fire View Post
27 seats sounds like a lot but if they move from 34% of the votes to 40% they form a majority government. They are not far off at all. The PCs will be adding to the debt the next 4 years and ignoring the Heritage Fund. Possibly adding or increasing taxes. It won't be hard to make up the difference.
Firstly, that is a 16 point swing. That's a big move. Secondly, unless a significant amount of those new WRP voters are in Calgary and Edmonton, they won't be forming government, let alone a majority.
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