I don't see McIvor playing the jester role for Prentice's benefit. He's in it to win, even if he is also clueless enough not to realize that he doesn't have a prayer.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Rural folk are rural folk, generally staunchly religious. It is what it is, like it or not. Look at electoral histories: Rural voters are substantially more conseravtive, especially socially. If you wanna act like somehow the support for gay marriage is the same in rural Alberta as it is in Calgary or Edmonton, well ok then.
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A higher percentage than urban centres, certainly. But you were painting with a brush so wide that I stand behind my original comment entirely.
Also, it would be foolish to completely dismiss an area that still makes up nearly 1/3 of this province's population. In fact, given the PC/Liberal/NDP/Wildrose split that exists in the two big cities, I would argue that winning an election still requires a considerable amount of rural support. That same requirement is why the Liberals and NDP are unelectable.
That said, McIvor's antics here almost certainly will cost him support across the board - urban and rural alike.