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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Why did members of the PC party not vote for it then? Of any party that needs to shore up their voter base its them.
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Because there isn't a perception that the PCs are socially regressive and might be Tea Party north. If there were that'd be different. But fair or not it is the perception of the Wildrose by non-Wildrose supporters. Voting against this simply reinforces it.
As to shoring up their base, I think we all know the PCs chances of winning the next election hinge on people voting against the Wildrose more than they are voting for the PCs. If the Wildrose appeared more moderate, people wouldn't have the excuses to vote against them. When they do things like this, again, it reinforces what people who won't vote for them already believe. Fair? Maybe not. Politics? You bet.