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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Losing a single election was enough to abandon a 50 year old party in favour of an amalgamation that would 'win'.
To me, that's Craven political opportunism.
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Here's the thing...that 50 year old party was not what it had been even 15 years previous. It had been hijacked by the Liberal faction within. Even the WR crushed them in the last election seat wise. They were heading to irrelevance.
The day that Klein announced he was going to be stepping down after one more term, the vultures within started circling.
Stelmach and Redford were both part of that stuff and sent the PC's down a road they were not prepared to travel. They abandoned base ideals and support that Klein had solidified the previous decade and a half. That's why there was a split to the WR to begin with.
This was a long time in the making and the results of the last election were no surprise when all was said and done because of a plethora of missteps by many. But without question the "right" was always headed to this after the Smith/anderson floor crossing.