I think right now the stakes are what are driving the "one or the other" nature of peoples' political decisions. For most people, it seems to be either "we have to do everything possible to keep this awful, atrocious Kenney guy out of power", or "we have to do everything possible to oust this disastrous NDP government and begin to repair the damage they've done". That sort of thinking trumps the possibility of voting for a third party that may align best with your views, but doesn't have any real chance of winning anything.
I think the best source of votes for the Alberta Party may be NDP voters who are really closer to PC voters who would never have voted Wild Rose - more centrists who are in the "keep Kenney out" camp. If it becomes clear that the UCP is going to win, which is to say if things stay in the neighbourhood of two to one in the polls, some of those people might shift over to voting for their ideal, given that their "not my first choice but has a realistic chance to win" vote no longer has a realistic chance to win.
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
And, as far as the Alberta Party goes, that's the one I'd be most likely to vote for right now, assuming they actually bother to run candidates this time.
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I asked Mandel this and he told me straight up they were going to aim for a candidate in every riding. Their website appears to have quite a few people listed as candidates - no idea if they're all official.
https://www.albertaparty.ca/candidates