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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames
Interesting to see that it is a neck and neck race for second in the Drumheller riding between the Libs and the So Creds. I didn't think anyone voted for the So Creds anymore.
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The success of the So Cred here is due to two things ... one is that he's a former town councilor, so he might be getting some backers from his civic career. I'm not so sure if that's not a liability for him though ... he also pi$$ed a few people off when he was a councilor. He ran for mayor and lost that election. I think more of his success is coming from the AA having a really weak candidate here. That means the So Creds are getting a lot of disgruntled RW protest votes ... voters who are mad at the PCs, but can't bring themselves to vote for the Liberals. Given the choice between the So Cred and AA candidates here, the So Cred is a lot better candidate. The only thing to look for in this by-election is whether the PCs win it by more or less than 50% of the popular vote. If they don't get 50% of the popular vote in their heart land, that in itself should send a message to Stelmach. The former MLA was the deputy premier, so if they lose Klein's seat, and support in the former deputy premier's constituency is eroded to below 50% in their rural heart land, that's gotta send them some kind of wakeup call.