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Originally Posted by Slava
How? They're not relevant at all. The only sliver of hope seems to be if the rumour of Carter trying to being Smith across is true somehow. Otherwise 2% of the vote wins approximately zero seats.
I also think the comment about Elbow is wishful thinking. They had the 'dream team' to run the campaign (their words not mine), the tens of Alberta Party people from around the province and a relatively high profile byelection to try to win a seat. They put everything they had into it, and didn't make it. If you think the Wildrose supporters are going to Korea to the Alberta Party en masse, I think you're dreaming.
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Yup. Calgary-Elbow and its predecessors have been PC or SoCred for at least six decades now, almost uninterrupted. It's wishful thinking at this point to believe Clark could take down an entrenched minister in that riding. Any Bill 10 protest vote hopes will evaporate over time.
The larger issue for Clark is that he lost his galvanizing moment to bring people to his side when he lost the by-election. Wildrose could not have grown the way it did without Paul Hinman's by-election win giving a solid percentage of the electorate something to rally around as they grew frustrated with the ineffective leadership of Stelmach.
I will give Clark his due though - I'd certainly rather see him as opposition leader over Raj Sherman. Assuming the Liberals and Alberta Party don't reunite, I hope Clark is smart enough to run in a riding against weaker PC competition.