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Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Observations from Edmonton where the NDP are poised to take up to 4 seats:

• Very few elections signs anywhere. You wouldn't know there is an election going on based on where i've been.
• What lawns signs are out are exclusively NDP. No Conservative, no Liberal, no Green. Only NPD. Not a lot, but only NDP.
• Growing sentiment of people (not necessarily me, but i'd say a large percentage of the voters who occupy the "center" of the spectrum): Look, we tried conservative provincially for years, and as much as people are griping about Notley's government, there weren't very many bright shining bulbs in the PC provincial caucus the last several years either. They were more interested in being government than they were about governing for Alberta. I'm open to change because what we've been getting isn't very good and they stopped listening years ago. Same as Federal. Tried them, hasn't been too great for Edmonton, maybe it's time for the alternatives.
• That being said, when talk of the NDP comes up, the anti-oilsands comments out of the various NDP candidates does have people concerned, especially with Notley's silence about them. There are also 2 seats where I think there could be a dramatic shift in the polls between Liberal and NDP if Trudeau falters or more anti-oilsand NDP comments are made. Those seats see a true vote split which benefits the Conservatives.

Just out of curiousity, would people gravitate to an ABC kind of mentality? I forsee that coming up more often than not in Alberta where some ridings people will vote for whichever of the NDP/Libs has the best chance.