I wonder how much of that negative would vote for the NDP anyway.
Nenshi is probably the most well known municipal leader in Alberta since Klein.
I think the NDP has to put the chips on the table next election. Smith has been (predictably) atrocious and again the UCP suffers from putting forth policies that the majority of the province hates. Coupled with a potential economic downturn, they are ripe for unseating.
The NDP will likely not want to put it in the hands of an unknown at this point, and given the political illiteracy of general Albertans, i think a name would do well.
Polarizing political figures are successful in this political climate. An unknown or limp wrist is bound to be forgotten on voting day
|