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Originally Posted by Firebot
The highest turnout ever was in 2019 to oust Notley while this one had 5% less. Past elections had huge voter apathy being there was only one true choice until very recently. Considering the high stakes involved and the high chance that Smith could have been ousted with the NDP leading in polls prior to the election you would have thought that outraged Albertans would have come out in higher numbers.
Again, this is Smith we are talking about.
Notley's numbers were the best she ever had...but it's not enough. There's no sugarcoating it here, the elections were prime for the taking and she was let down by a poor campaign and progressive voter apathy.
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I also think part of it was the hardening of the voter mindset.
Alberta obviously is very team blue and has been for 50 years.
but Canadian politics has moved in he direction of American politics and it's no longer about the people running but what team you're on.
This election really proved that the people running and what they stand for no longer matter as much as voting for your team and trying to "own" the other team.