Who DID you vote for? [2015 Alberta Provincial Election]

[Nehkara]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

^The Buffalo race is between LIB and NDP... PCs have more or less no chance there.

Originally Posted by tete

The NDP candidate is essentially a paper candidate. Terry Rock is campaigning hard for the PCs, I think he's a legitimate threat. That said, I could be completely wrong,we'll see in a few hours.

Not a poll but the 308 projection has it as an NDP victory with Liberals 2nd and PCs 3rd.

It will be very interesting to see how this all shakes out!

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Nehkara

Not a poll but the 308 projection has it as an NDP victory with Liberals 2nd and PCs 3rd.

It will be very interesting to see how this all shakes out!

As someone who lives in the riding, I've received multiple phone calls and direct mailings from both the Liberal and PC candidates. I haven't heard anything from the NDP or Wildrose. On the lawn sign front, the Liberals have a huge lead followed distantly by the PCs; once again, the NDP and Wildrose are practically non-existant (I've seen maybe 10 signs total for each, if that).

It's certainly possible that Calgary-Buffalo gets swept up in the orange wave that is apparently crashing over the province, but you don't get that impression at all if you live here.

[Resolute 14]

Having a paper candidate is not really relevant when 90% of the population is voting party lines.

[puckedoff]

It makes a difference to some. All of the candidates except for the NDP and AP candidates came to my door to meet me, that resonates with some old folk around these parts.

[Zarley]

I voted PC based on platform although I like the Alberta Party platform as well. Browsed the Wildrose policy plan but I'm not crazy about all of the parents' rights nonsense they've got in the education section. Had a look through what the NDP is proposing and it is horrendous so hopefully people reconsider as their in the voting booth today.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

As someone who lives in the riding, I've received multiple phone calls and direct mailings from both the Liberal and PC candidates. I haven't heard anything from the NDP or Wildrose. On the lawn sign front, the Liberals have a huge lead followed distantly by the PCs; once again, the NDP and Wildrose are practically non-existant (I've seen maybe 10 signs total for each, if that).

It's certainly possible that Calgary-Buffalo gets swept up in the orange wave that is apparently crashing over the province, but you don't get that impression at all if you live here.

Honestly, the less phone calls I receive and the fewer signs I see, the more likely I am to vote for that candidate.

You don't need 10 signs within 12 feet of each other. 1 every block or so is perfectly fine to tell me who is representing each party.

[Pagal4321]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Having a paper candidate is not really relevant when 90% of the population is voting party lines.

That definitely changed my vote in the Calgary-Buffalo riding.

[Resolute 14]

Exceptions do not disprove the rule.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Make that three in the category. Strategic vote; just don't want the NDP taking it (and I don't think there's much risk).

Is there somewhere online to watch ongoing coverage later?

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/l...r/game/1540850

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

I have many screens, sir.

[Resolute 14]

I'm rather sad that I will be missing the election fireworks tonight.

Stupid Prentice scheduling an election against a Flames playoff game...

(Someone's going to miss the sarcasm)

[Buff]

I voted for the candidate, not the Party. Anybody from Lethbridge would know all about that. Remember Jim Hillyer? Majority of people voted for him in the last federal election because he was PC. He has been a disappointment to many people.

[Jets4Life]

Originally Posted by Nehkara

Not a poll but the 308 projection has it as an NDP victory with Liberals 2nd and PCs 3rd.

It will be very interesting to see how this all shakes out!

Would it not be Wildrose in 2nd? From what I can see, the Liberals have almost no support, and the Wildrose is running a distant 2nd.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

I'm rather sad that I will be missing the election fireworks tonight.

Stupid Prentice scheduling an election against a Flames playoff game...

(Someone's going to miss the sarcasm)

Stupid CRA for scheduling the last day for tax filing on an election day.

[Jade]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

As someone who lives in the riding, I've received multiple phone calls and direct mailings from both the Liberal and PC candidates. I haven't heard anything from the NDP or Wildrose. On the lawn sign front, the Liberals have a huge lead followed distantly by the PCs; once again, the NDP and Wildrose are practically non-existant (I've seen maybe 10 signs total for each, if that).

It's certainly possible that Calgary-Buffalo gets swept up in the orange wave that is apparently crashing over the province, but you don't get that impression at all if you live here.

It's interesting to me that people equate funding with the quality of the candidate rather than the reality of the riding. In the end there's only so much to go around. The liberals had a lot of money in the riding because of who the outgoing MLA is, and the conservatives just have a lot of money. Really all the NDP had available to them was to find the best available individual possible for the riding and hope people were willing to listen at the debates rather than just look at who threw money at the area. Speaking as someone who knows Kathleen, she would make an excellent MLA.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Jets4Life

Would it not be Wildrose in 2nd? From what I can see, the Liberals have almost no support, and the Wildrose is running a distant 2nd.

He's talking about Calgary-Buffalo, which has traditionally been a Liberal stronghold.

[Cappy]

I think Terry Rock is an outstanding candidate for the Calgary-Buffalo. It kind of kills me not to vote for him as I think he is one of the better PC candidates and one of those candidates you could vote for rather than voting for the party.

Unfortunately, he is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Still haven't decided. I align more with the PC philosophy but cannot vote for the party. Would like AP but like many have said, no candidate. Probably go Liberal but I feel their platform isn't that dissimilar to the NDP, on its face.

This could be a ballot box decision.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Jade

It's interesting to me that people equate funding with the quality of the candidate rather than the reality of the riding. In the end there's only so much to go around. The liberals had a lot of money in the riding because of who the outgoing MLA is, and the conservatives just have a lot of money. Really all the NDP had available to them was to find the best available individual possible for the riding and hope people were willing to listen at the debates rather than just look at who threw money at the area. Speaking as someone who knows Kathleen, she would make an excellent MLA.

That may very well be true, but her campaign team certainly didn't make her case to me. I received literally zero contact from her: no mailings, no phone calls, no brochures, no door-knocking, nothing (the same was true for the Wildrose candidate in Buffalo). The relatively few NDP lawn signs I saw in the Beltline didn't even have her name on them; they were just generic party signs encouraging readers to vote for the "Rachel Notley team". As a candidate, the onus was on Ms. Ganley to convince me why she's deserving of my vote, and she failed utterly at that test.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Cappy

I think Terry Rock is an outstanding candidate for the Calgary-Buffalo. It kind of kills me not to vote for him as I think he is one of the better PC candidates and one of those candidates you could vote for rather than voting for the party.

Unfortunately, he is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Still haven't decided. I align more with the PC philosophy but cannot vote for the party. Would like AP but like many have said, no candidate. Probably go Liberal but I feel their platform isn't that dissimilar to the NDP, on its face.

This could be a ballot box decision.

Terry Rock is a legitimately awesome guy. Very involved with the community, very smart, very forward thinking... if he was a candidate in my riding I'd vote for him for sure, and I don't even want to vote for the PC's.

[Kelekin]

I have heard similar things about Rock from many non-partisans. It is unfortunate that their best new candidate is running at the wrong time and possibly the wrong place.