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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It would be interesting to compare voting histories in Canada and the U.S. to see how often people changed the party they voted for. My sense is that American are much more likely to vote for the same party for their whole life. You quite often hear Americans say "I am a Democrat," or "I am a Republican." Like an identity. You don't hear that nearly as much from Canadians.
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Being a born and raised Albertan who has lived and worked outside the province, I've found albertans are the most likely to identify in that sort of way as 'conservatives'. "Well, i'm a conservative so..." "As a conservative, I feel..."
Even in Bum#### BC or middle of indian-hating-ontario I don't hear that kind self identification as much as I do in say, SW Calgary.
With family down east, dyed in the wool liberal voters, I don't hear the same self-identification I see from my family in Southern Alberta. Lots of self-effacement prior to statements that contravene standard western canadian conservative beliefs.
I don't really know anyone in Atlantic Canada though, so maybe they are loud and proud Boosters.
Edit: I should say, the self-identification and vote changing I think can be mutually exclusive. The same people i'm basing my opinions on in bum#### BC probably haven't altered their votes as substantially as the above may imply, just that there is less public extolling of team identity.