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Originally Posted by Rathji
You do realize you are talking about a party, which has 35 seats, and just proven in 3 by-elections that it couldn't win a seat in a situation that is a common one for protest votes, right?
I think talk about the Liberal party thumping anyone should be reserved until there is some actual indications that they will still be considered an official party after the next election.
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Obviously I was talking in semantics. Realistically, the Liberals do not need Alberta to win an election nationally. Of course at present they wouldn't win anything, but at present the NDP is a legitimate threat to beat the CPC in an election if held today, and I'm guessing most people here don't think that will hold either . 2015 is still a long ways away, but just from a numbers point of view, the Liberals can win 0 seats in Alberta every election and still be the majority party. Conversely I don't think I could say the same for the CPC. They need the seats of Alberta and Saskatchewan to have any chance of competeting nationally.