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Originally Posted by GirlySports
What's the general take on Harper blasting the Alberta-NDPs in Quebec, in French.
Seems cheap.
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I also wonders if it backfires a little in Alberta. I mean I get the strategy in Quebec. The NDP's been there a while, the electorate may be getting tired of them, swing a few back to the Conservative Party.
But to say the NDP in Alberta is a failed experiment? They haven't even announced a budget yet. Some of the fence sitters that went PC to NDP (like me) provincial last time, might take those statements as a slight against their decision making, especially since the PM's statement is untrue. Not saying it's a successful 'experiment', just saying there's no way to know yet. That's the biggest thing that angers me. They're just making stuff up. It's not even a grey area, well this was good, this was bad, so it depends on your perspective. It's blatantly false. Course, I'm not his target audience anyway. Though I should be, I voted for him last time. Even though I really dislike Kenney. Grumble grumble.
All that said, there are seats to win in Quebec, and the Conservatives are probably thinking they are safe in Alberta, so it's a calculated and smart gamble. Plus, it wasn't meant for our ears, though in todays world, even being spoken in French, I don't know how one would think it wouldn't become an issue here. I would argue that we see more orange seats in Alberta than the pollster predict right now though. Conservatives will still hold more, but I think we will see some significant losses. Right now the CBC tracer has them holding most of them. I don't think that will be the case.
It's funny that I don't consider myself his target audience. I really should be. I've voted Conservative many times. He should be pitching to people exactly like me, but he's either become too ideological, or is too worried about his base. He has alienated many small c, moderate conservatives since gaining his majority. That's where you'll see swings. I know Alberta still has many dyed in the wool, Conservative or bust voters, but I think there's more of us moderates than many of those people think. Those will be votes that will swap.