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Originally Posted by Table 5
Don't underestimate the voting power of all the new people that are moving into this province. Many of them come from relatively left-leaning parts of the country or world, and will bring along their political views and beliefs. As Calgary and Edmonton become bigger players on the international scene (as they often claim to be doing), they will get a much wider cross-section of immigrants and newcomers. I know many people around here dont like that (there seem to be a couple of fuming posters on this board that appear to want to get the lynch mob ready), but that's what happens when a city starts to grow up....more opinions and choice.
As well, I think young people these days are much more liberal in their social views than their parents. I think every generation tends to be more open than the last in regards to acceptance, so Im not sure if some of the morality issues that right-wingers are pushing will be as important to a lot of younger people as they grow into roles of leadership. There will of course be other hot-button issues that develop, but as a straight, calgary-raised 25 year old of parents who've voted PC provincially and nationally for a long long time, I have absolutely no desire to dictate which genders can have sex or get married. That's not my business, and I really dont even think about it when deciding who to vote for.
The environment to me is what morals is to an older generation. More and more, it becomes my biggest voting decider....and I have a feeling with the way things are going, it will become a much bigger one for young people everywhere.
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Well said Table5. I dont think a voters mentality has anything to do with their age if their eyes are wide open. I too was a PC, but rejected them for their hard right turn with Preacher Manning, years ago. Many of my age have done the same thing. You are right on about the fact that as the province grows political ideals will as well....and quite frankly those ideals in a much larger urban setting are usually more liberal.
The Cons have great economic ideas...its the rest that makes it hard to swallow. Time for a move closer to the centre.