[GT] Alberta Votes 2023.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by shotinthebacklund

Ah, the classic, my party is better people because we are informed and educated perspective. I love when this one comes out. A reminder to some here that if your cant see the far left from where your standing you just might be it. People will vote where they feel they will be best served, just because its not aligning with your viewpoint does not make them less.

The ANDP isn't 'far left'; if you did some research on them and their platforms, you'd know they're now centrist, if not slightly right. Really, if anything, you just proved my point.

[You Need a Thneed]

The ANDP is a centre right party at this time.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ

That should be the NDP supporter slogan.

Funny thing is, living in rural Alberta, all the UCP supports say the same thing. "people who don't vote like me are idiot dummies who don't know how the world works"

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ

Of course you’re the guy voting NDP. Not surprised in the least LOL.

It's me actually.

[BigNumbers]

Originally Posted by Icon

Username checks out, that's a big number.

haha, I hadn't thought of that

While not necessarily what I am hoping for personally, I am simply aggregating polling data that I trust and looking at historics... and that's what my napkin-math came up with

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug

I am very much interested in meeting Jenny and/or Sally, if you have their digits.

Pretty sure it's 867-5309

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by dieHARDflameZ

LOL and you carry on voting for Notley, who is in bed with JT, a guy that has a rap sheets miles longer than the UCP.

That’s the greatest reason for the LOL’s. The hypocrisy is comedy gold.

Yeah, my leader actually broke the law, but yours is willing to work with a guy who may have also broken the law, also, she can't do anything about having to work with that guy if she wants to get anything done for the province.


Sure, let's say JT is worse.

I'd rather have a good leader willing to work with a bad one to get things done, than an ACTAUL criminal who picks and loses fights against another criminal.

[shotinthebacklund]

Originally Posted by Muta

The ANDP isn't 'far left'; if you did some research on them and their platforms, you'd know they're now centrist, if not slightly right. Really, if anything, you just proved my point.

I am not implying they are. I am well aware of where they stand on the political landscape. In-fact, the Alberta party now aligned more left then the ANDP. Its the other points of view you shared that push you more left. I fully agree people taking time to understand their voting rights and candidates is a important step.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Muta

The ANDP isn't 'far left'; if you did some research on them and their platforms, you'd know they're now centrist, if not slightly right. Really, if anything, you just proved my point.

See but even dead center looks like "far left" to your average UCP supporter, since they've moved so far to the right after the merger

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

One party wants to cut healthcare more, after cutting it significantly already.

One party wants to cut education, after repeatedly cutting it over the last four years.

One party has made policies that are utterly cruel to the marginalized and vulnerable.

One party has a leader who committed ethics violations.

One party has a leader who compared vaccinated to followers of hitler.

One party has a leader who idolizes a current fachist in the US.

One party repeatedly makes decisions that they clearly KNOW aren’t in the best interests of the province.

One party blindly continues to throw money at an industry that is in obvious need of transition.

One party made policies that significantly increased our cost of living in the last 4 years.

One party has constantly raised our taxes in many ways, all the while lying to us, saying that they weren’t.

One party has a leader who says one thing, than says the opposite the next week.

One party did everything they could to delay the Green Line Project as long as possible.

One party wants to give billions of dollars to companies to do work they already had to do.

One party has a candidate who compared trans people to feces, and apparently they are good with that.

One party has been undermining municipalities by downloading more things to them, so that the municipalities have to be the bad ones raising taxes.

One party wants to install a provincial police force no one wants for lots of money

One party wants to destabilize our pensions by pulling out of the CPP

One party had MLAs heading off on vacations while the rest of us were told to stay home.

One party had a leader who was unreachable and missing for 3-4 weeks when it was clear that emergency action was needed to keep COVID from spiking.

There’s a lot more.

TLDR:
One party's platform is:
You can only trust us to fix the problems we created*

*JK, we have plans to make it even worse.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

See but even dead center looks like "far left" to your average UCP supporter, since they've moved so far to the right after the merger

When veering off the right side of a highway and into the ditch, even the warning / rumble strips appear to be left.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Will the UCP introduce the Healthcare savings account so we can withdraw tax free to pay the Dr if we have any left.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by LanceUppercut

Notley and JT can't stand each other, for reference, see Nenshi's column for the CTV late last week.

Seeing yourself in someone else will do that.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

One party wants to cut healthcare more, after cutting it significantly already.

One party wants to cut education, after repeatedly cutting it over the last four years.

One party has made policies that are utterly cruel to the marginalized and vulnerable.

One party has a leader who committed ethics violations.

One party has a leader who compared vaccinated to followers of hitler.

One party has a leader who idolizes a current fachist in the US.

One party repeatedly makes decisions that they clearly KNOW aren’t in the best interests of the province.

One party blindly continues to throw money at an industry that is in obvious need of transition.

One party made policies that significantly increased our cost of living in the last 4 years.

One party has constantly raised our taxes in many ways, all the while lying to us, saying that they weren’t.

One party has a leader who says one thing, than says the opposite the next week.

One party did everything they could to delay the Green Line Project as long as possible.

One party wants to give billions of dollars to companies to do work they already had to do.

One party has a candidate who compared trans people to feces, and apparently they are good with that.

One party has been undermining municipalities by downloading more things to them, so that the municipalities have to be the bad ones raising taxes.

One party wants to install a provincial police force no one wants for lots of money

One party wants to destabilize our pensions by pulling out of the CPP

One party had MLAs heading off on vacations while the rest of us were told to stay home.

One party had a leader who was unreachable and missing for 3-4 weeks when it was clear that emergency action was needed to keep COVID from spiking.

There’s a lot more.

If these were posted as bumper stickers, perhaps they'd read them.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by zamler

Seeing yourself in someone else will do that.

Is that why I hate Brad Pitt? He is just to rich and good looking for my taste.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by shotinthebacklund

? whats the implication here? Im pretty sure I know what you are implying but would hate to put words in your mouth.

No, you just did that on your own. He seemed pretty proud of his voting direction.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by shotinthebacklund

Ah, the classic, my party is better people because we are informed and educated perspective. I love when this one comes out. A reminder to some here that if your cant see the far left from where your standing you just might be it. People will vote where they feel they will be best served, just because its not aligning with your viewpoint does not make them less.

Do you feel a leader can do a good job when she doesn't listen to her ministers(Shandro), won't listen to medical experts, and think our laws are actually the same as American ones? Is that stuff OK, becuase your other priorities line up? Whatever those might be.

[Ozy_Flame]

I can't wait to see Kaycee Madu fired into the sun tonight. What an abomination of a politician and an absolute hot mess of a representative for the people of Edmonton Southwest. Nathan Ip is going to mop the floor with his fleshy carcass.

Just an unmitigated disaster.

[Knut]

Shandro's lease space is available all of sudden. Just popped up on the market.

[Nufy]

I'm so happy we have yet another thread where people of different political colors can piss all over each other.

Yay internet...