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Originally Posted by moon
I doubt even with Manning the AA is going to win the next election. Morton would provide them with support in the southern part of the province and in some other constituencies in central alberta as well. Depending on what happens with Dinning and how Stelmach is able to get the Calgary vote to him could mean a much lower seat total for the Conservatives and a chance for the AA to gain seats and become a real political force in the province rather than the one member party that they are now. Once that happens the possibility to get more high visible/powerful support for the next election increases. Almost like how Manning laid the steps for Harper to take the Reform/CA/Conservatives to power.
Morton probably will not lead the AA to power in Alberta but if he is able to lead them to 5-10 seats thats a better position than they are in now and could even make them the official opposition.
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For sure he can win them 5-10 seats, but I don't think it'll be a one election turnover anyways. It'll at least be two. However, the party needs to prepare for that second election. It needs to be ready for a changing of the guard. If Morton wins them 10 seats in the next election, he WILL be the leader going into the election after that. Will he be able to win that election? A lot of this will be based on what happens at the federal level over the next few years as well.