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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think comments like this show how naive people are to changing demographics. People of an older generation than mine seem to think this is just a blip in the radar and the result of protest votes. I don't think this is the case. Attitudes are changing, particularly towards the oil sector and what they should be paying back as a result of profiting off the resource in our ground in a huge way. There is also a huge shift in how people look at the attainability of renewable resources, which sours many people on oil and gas in general.
I know many people who voted NDP knowing full well it would likely affect their employment directly, purely because they couldn't let their personal gain outweigh what they perceive as larger social issues.
I think people that think this is an aberration are in for a surprise.
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I think you're the naïve one thinking Alberta as a whole suddenly changed to a socialist paradise overnight, it was a perfect storm of an arrogant PC party who was long past their due date blaming everyday Albertans for the provincial debt in the media , which pi$$ed everyone off (along with the awful Redford mess which had already left a bad taste in everyone's mouth) and then they call an election not long after.
You had the Wildrose in weak shape after Danielle Smith and friends crossed the floor and also had a charismatic Notley doing well in the debate and public appearances.
Had Danielle Smith not crossed the floor she would be Premier right now of that I have no doubt.
It took only 2 months after the NDP won the election for Albertans to poll in favor of Wildrose.
If you want to talk anecdotal evidence like your buddies, my group of peers can't stand the NDP be it friends or work colleagues so that must make it true and the ones that did vote for them are having huge remorse.
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/ca...es-in-new-poll