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View Poll Results: If the election was today, who would you vote for?
PC 59 37.82%
Liberal 39 25.00%
NDP 2 1.28%
Green 22 14.10%
Wildrose Alliance 18 11.54%
Other 16 10.26%
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:33 PM   #1
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Default Stelmach calls election

Election called for March 3.

http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2 f20080204%2falberta_election_call_080204

One of promises is to end health care premiums, will get some votes for the Conservatives.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2008/02/04/throne-speech.html?ref=rss
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:35 PM   #2
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I thought this said Stelmach Pulls Erection, and I thought... wow, slow news day.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:38 PM   #3
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About time he makes it official.

I wonder how he's going to pay for the healthcare staff boost without premiums, seeing as the Healthcare expenditure rises about $500m-$1B per annum as it is. He must really think they're gonna recoup another Billion from the Energy royalties despite drilling programs being down so much...

What a moron. I sincerely hope people don't believe that.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:39 PM   #4
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I thought this said Stelmach Pulls Erection, and I thought... wow, slow news day.
Are you kidding? That's huge news..... cause he can't
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:40 PM   #5
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You should probably add the Wildrose Alliance to that poll, if only out of respect to First Lady.

Plus, they pulled in 10% last election. That's almost as much as the Dippers and more than the Greens.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:42 PM   #6
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Cool ... spoiled ballots have an early lead.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:43 PM   #7
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How about changing the poll? The Wildrose/Alliance deserves a slot since they should get at least 5% of the vote (and maybe as much at 15%), and "other" could mean you plan to sit on your couch and vote a silent "f*** the process".

"Other" could also mean Marxist/Leninist, Socred, etc..... "Other" kind of lumps the only other conservative alternative into a strange group.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:43 PM   #8
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I'm voting Liberal to send a message to the PC to get Farmer Ed the hell out of there.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:44 PM   #9
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How about changing the poll? The Wildrose/Alliance deserves a slot since they should get at least 5% of the vote (and maybe as much at 15%), and "other" could mean you plan to sit on your couch and vote a silent "f*** the process".

"Other" could also mean Marxist/Leninist, Socred, etc..... "Other" kind of lumps the only other conservative alternative into a strange group.

Other could also mean spoiled ballot.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:44 PM   #10
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I will say other but I may end up voting for the PC's just because I definitely don't want the Liberal candidate to win in my riding.

I know it is only one vote but I think that the PC candidate should and will win but this year it could be close so I will support the guy I feel has the best chance of preventing the worst case scenario for me.

It also has to do with their being no party that I clearly support over the PC's. The new Wildrose Party seems interesting to me but I still have a lot of questions/concerns so the PC's get my vote for one (probably last) more election.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:45 PM   #11
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I'll put in a vote for Turd Sandwich.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:46 PM   #12
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I can''t vote Liberal, since they'd be even more disasterous to the economy than Farmer Ed. The NDPs are hopelessly out of touch.

Right now its protest vote... Green, Alliance or Spoiled Ballot.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:47 PM   #13
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The way the media reports it, Stelmach's presence as Premier has Calgarians pissed off.
That always gets my vote.
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Old 02-04-2008, 04:53 PM   #14
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What if I eat my ballot?
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I'll put in a vote for Turd Sandwich.
I don't know, I think the Giant ###### has a better platform!
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I think I'm going to spoil my ballot by writing in Darryl Sutter.
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I think I'm going to spoil my ballot by writing in Darryl Sutter.
Me too.

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The PC line is red, the Lib line blue, and the Green line is pink.
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Old 02-04-2008, 05:02 PM   #19
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What if I eat my ballot?
My mom worked at an election, actually saw someone trying to eat their ballot.
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Surprisingly to many of you...I will be voting Liberal. Ed's had his shot down here to impress me and has failed beyond a reasonable doubt.
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