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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Not really a surprise but had a source with strong political ties suggest an election will be called after the throne speech or budget in mid March.
Many opposition party ridings will be scrambling to fill spots so roll up your sleeves and run
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Definitely the bolded, there has been talk of this since not long after Prentice won a) PC leadership; and then stronger talk not longer after b) he won his byelection; and c) super strong talk once the tip of everything oil was just talked about/a rumour to be happening.
So, opposition parties have know about this for a long, long, long time. Have been working to find candidates etc, but they will all likely be in tough to field a full slate (of strong, credible candidates).
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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
I think you'll see a void of credible opposition candidates in many ridings. It would comes as no surprise if only the PCs ran candidates in every riding in fact.
This leaves voters looking for an alternative and a well organized, credible, efficient independant candidate may never get a better look than this election.
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Anything could happen, I suppose, but an independent being elected I would view as extremely - as in very, super extremely - being elected, let alone even being anywhere in the ballpark in a vote...
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Originally Posted by Dion
The WRP has a large war chest of money to attract good candidates to run for their party. Derek Fildebrant (taxpayers association) is running as a WR in the Chestemere riding. As for the other ridings time will tell as to who runs.
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Strathmore-Brooks, not Chestermere. Although that would be a good fight with Bruce McAllister of the PCs (formerly Wildrose) there. As is, Fildebrant is going up against floor crosser Jason Hale.
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Originally Posted by FireFly
Am I the only one who thinks this could be interesting?
If the PCs are calling an election basically instead of releasing a budget, they're asking for carte blanche. All we've heard is doom and gloom from them for a number of months and questions of "What do Albertans want to see? Taxes or Cuts?" They haven't told us what they're going to do and why is that? Is their platform going to be "Do you trust us?" and not much else? Someone needs to grow some balls and make a budget.
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I think they do speech from the throne, and then likely a budget, "sit" long enough to pass it, and then, boom election.
All in all, I would say the only "surprise" about an election is that it has taken this long for it to happen.