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Originally Posted by Zarley
The Edmonton numbers don’t look good for the NDP in this poll: 49% UCP, 37% NDP. They had a fairly significant lead there, and if that’s evaporated they are in trouble.
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I question that poll, because that would be a 180 from all the other polls with regard to Edmonton over the past few weeks.
That said, Edmonton is very dependent on the provincial government. As a result a lot of people there base their vote on who's winning so that they at least have representation in government. Back in the 90s Edmonton went through a very tough time after the Klein government took power with virtually no PC MLAs from Edmonton. Below David Staples highlights the anxiety many Edmontonians might feel about a change in government that isn't necessarily supported by Edmonton MLAs:
https://edmontonjournal.com/business...dangerous-2019