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Old 09-18-2018, 11:33 AM   #203
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree View Post
A lot that has been said about the NDP re: experience and “radicalism” could easily be said about the Wildrose, and they now make up part of the UCP.

I do find the experience part a little bit strange. Would people prefer being led by “regular” people, or career politicians? I think there is a case to be made for both, and I think having both is what made the NDP and the Wildrose so appealing. The Conservatives are largely made up of career politicians, and I can’t say the last 5-10 years of their leadership in Alberta was a sparkling endorsement for that.
And wheres the endorsement for the mix?

The NDP were a mix, as you said, and they've been predictably incompetent.

Not exactly a sparkling endorsement for that model either.

Granted, straying from the career Politician to the 'Regular Joe' (ie. non-politician) is pretty much exactly what America has done and thats not going particularly well either.
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