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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Maybe my memory is worse than I thought, but didn't almost all the MPs from Alberta back the Wildrose in the 2012 election (obviously weren't going against Prentice in 2015)? So it does seem odd Kenney wants to lead the PCs and merge with the Wildrose as opposed to the opposite. Or it shows he knows the Wildrose name is kinda toxic and its better to bring Wildrose ideas into the PCs.
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He obviously has a better chance of getting the PC leadership because they currently have an opening in that position and an upcoming leadership vote. The WRP has a leader who is generally liked although it sounds like there might be some sort of uprising brewing and I'm not sure if that is directly related to Kenney. WRP has no upcoming leadership review scheduled.
As the leader of the PC he can easily approach the WRP for discussions on aligning the parties under one banner. Maybe they join forces in the future under a new banner and leave the PC and WRP monikers behind.