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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Man, some of you have short memories. The NDP was within striking distance in 2023 without any name change, color change, or leader change. Let that sit for a second about the desire for a centrist party. And how much of the urban vote the NDP has captured.
All of those aforementioned changes are low-hanging fruit for the next election.
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The Alberta NDP are a centrist party though. Probably even centre-right, in the same ballpark as the Lougheed-era PCs, one could argue. It is just that the UCP has pulled the spectrum so far to the right that even the centre is miles away from them. They don't resemble the federal NDP at all, so why share branding with them?
People don't vote for the ANDP because they want federal NDP-style policies. They vote for them because they are, quite frankly, the closest thing to a moderate, centrist option. (Alberta Party doesn't count until they get themselves sorted out, which is unlikely.)
How many times have you heard people say that they wish they have a centrist option in Alberta? It exists, but it wears orange, and that can't compute with a lot of voters (which says a lot, I know).