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Originally Posted by Slava
Its funny because Decore was running a fiscally conservative campaign (he brought out a debt clock which has now been brought out by the CTF), and was winning until the last week. Most people agree that the reason he lost was because in that week they were asked about abortion and Klein gave the now famous "between a woman, her doctor and god" quote. Social conservatives flocked to Klein and the rest is history.
Weird how the brand wasn't toxic at that point. I also think that the Liberals have brought out some decent policies over the years and while a bunch of people are in favour of that policy here or there, they still vote PC for whatever reason. I don't think policy wins as many votes as it loses.
I was a Liberal supporter for years. Now this issue with the Alberta Party and whether they should merge just plain drove me away. My opinion is purely "you guys figure it out because I have other things to do with my life, and if I'm still interested when you do maybe I'll come back. Maybe not."
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I had forgot about that abortion thing but I still believe that the Liberal brand was a hindrance to Decore. People were looking for an excuse to stick with what they knew rather than take a chance. It's not much different than the last election, the Wildrose was poised to win the election but people got cold feet over a contentious issue at the last moment.