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Originally Posted by Kipper is King
Jim Dinning rambled on and on. At some points he was incoherant, and he did not directly reply to any question asked of him. He was very nervous and very unprepared for a crucial debate. Even though Dinning lead after the first ballot, this debate has virtually crushed him. He made a mess of the sheets!
Ted Morton looked alright. But he is super right-wing. I disagree that privatization of healthcare will solve Alberta's healthcare problems. If you are a doctor fresh out of med school, you are not going to help "Joe Average" in the public system, you will go where the most money is. Hence, the majority of Albertans will lose access to quality healthcare with privatization.Ted Morton scares me.
Ed Stelmach looked confident. I think he won the debate by a mile, and I like his plans for municipalities. I am not sure yet, but I think Stelmach earned my vote. I need to research his policies a little more though, before I put the "x" on my ballot.
What do others think?
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I thought that Dinning is just a little too slick. He doesn't make me want to trust him and I even question if he is a real conservative. When news comes out that he donated to Paul Martins leadership campaign, gets an endorsement from a left leaning Mayor of Edmonton (Mandel), and finally gets endorsed by former Liberal Deputy PM Anne McLellan it just seems to confirm that he really is a Liberal.
Stelmach actually made a fairly good impression on me tonight. He doesn't seem to really seem comfortable in a public speaking sort of roll and is kind of awkward but is definately better than Dinning.
Finally I think Morton actually helped himself out tonight. He was able to explain his platform a little more and that when it comes right down to it he isn't going to behave like king Ralph. Instead he won't enforce his platform on people but will be driven by the grassroots members, which I find very important.
This just solidified my thoughts already that my #1 vote goes to Morton and #2 goes to Stelmach.