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Originally Posted by 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.
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I'm kind of on your side on this, however, I think if we were going to categorize this election for the Alberta Party it would be "Fumble, ball lost"
I was honestly surprised because I went off of this board in a lot of ways and the number of posters that stated that they were voting Alberta Party. I was surprised at Greg Clark's loss of his seat and finishing in third.
They basically have lost all momentum that they had in losing their seat, and that can probably be laid at the scuffed shoes of Mandel and the party executive. I don't know if they went into this election with an arrogant expectation that they would siphon off votes from both parties, but I feel like they got left far behind strategically. This was a bad campaign, a uninspiring leader, and they were a whisper in the wind that wasn't heard.
This morning they can't look around and chuckle and say "At least we're not the Liberals"
0 seats is 0 seats.
Its a tough rebuild. They need to find a better leader. They need to get on the phone and fund raise like crazy, and without a seat in the house they can focus on a 4 year strategy review.