[Senator Clay Davis]

So thinking about the Alberta Party more, and while I understand people wishing they would be the opposition party, aren't they pretty much capped as a regional party? Edmonton is NDP country and as last night showed that won't change much, even when they are way down as a party. Rural areas will always be safely UCP. So that leaves Calgary, which is also pretty safely UCP. I also think a lot of AP support in this election is based on the hope they can be not Kenney/NDP. At some point, you gotta be more than just the least worst option. I also think choosing Mandel was about maybe making inroads in Edmonton, but that clearly didn't matter.

Would Greg Clark have made any difference? Sure, I guess maybe as the face of the party he could have held his own seat with more profile. But they really are basically capped at I would guess 10-15 seats at best. And there's probably no way that will change unless the UCP really falls apart. Doesn't seem like a good long term strategy.