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Yikes · 01-13-2023, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

It's possible she gets abandoned pretty quickly by the anti-vaxers. They are a fickle un-pleasable group, strongly motivated. My hope is they shift to a fringe party, enough to jeopardize some rural ridings and split votes in Calgary. If the NDP win, what does the UCP do? They can't really aim further right, so perhaps they make their way back to the centre. But then they are competing on 2 fronts. I think they've worked themselves into a real pickle if this Smith gambit doesn't succeed.

I might be wrong but I don't think that the senior UCP members wanted Smith in as leader. She won because of the fringe voters/party members that actually showed up? Can't remember the percentages? I believe that when the UCP loses Smith will resign and form the fringe party, splitting some of the "conservative" vote going forward.

Yoho · 01-13-2023, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Yikes

I might be wrong but I don't think that the senior UCP members wanted Smith in as leader. She won because of the fringe voters/party members that actually showed up? Can't remember the percentages? I believe that when the UCP loses Smith will resign and form the fringe party, splitting some of the "conservative" vote going forward.

I wouldn’t hold your breath on any of that happening.

TheIronMaiden · 01-13-2023, 10:53 AM

We know the odds the NDP win the election are slim to none. The UCP know they will win, and that is what they do whatever they please knowing that no mandate is needed.

edslunch · 01-13-2023, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

We know the odds the NDP win the election are slim to none. The UCP know they will win, and that is what they do whatever they please knowing that no mandate is needed.

Sad but true, after which I imagine Notley moves on leaving a huge void. She's the one who brings credibility to the NDP.

undercoverbrother · 01-13-2023, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Yikes

I might be wrong but I don't think that the senior UCP members wanted Smith in as leader. She won because of the fringe voters/party members that actually showed up? Can't remember the percentages? I believe that when the UCP loses Smith will resign and form the fringe party, splitting some of the "conservative" vote going forward.

Sheeple like Yoho will continue to blindly support and follow.

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I wouldn’t hold your breath on any of that happening.

Yikes · 01-13-2023, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

We know the odds the NDP win the election are slim to none. The UCP know they will win, and that is what they do whatever they please knowing that no mandate is needed.

Yeah? I'm not so sure. Within my group of friends in Calgary I would say that 80% are voting NDP simply because they do not trust or believe anything Smith says, her going off the rails in the end days of her talk show does not help.

With Rachel we know the devil, with Smith....not so much.

Personally I think Smith gets murdered in YYC.

Yoho · 01-13-2023, 11:24 AM

Kaycee calls it like he see’s it.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1613467949771235328

iggy_oi · 01-13-2023, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoho

Kaycee calls it like he see’s it.

Which usually brings into question his level of competency.

Fuzz · 01-13-2023, 11:26 AM

Kaycee is a ####ing blithering idiot. Just in case you haven't been paying attention.

iggy_oi · 01-13-2023, 11:29 AM

This may not be a popular opinion but I like Yoho’s posts. That isn’t to say I agree with what he posts but I do believe that in the big picture he’s providing a valuable service to the public.

Yikes · 01-13-2023, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Kaycee is a ####ing blithering idiot. Just in case you haven't been paying attention.

It comes down to players and the level of desperation in their world(s). Unless elected most of the UCP are not really employable and thus will do and say anything to stay living off the public purse. Having said that there are a few on Rachel's team that fit this bill as well but I do think that at this point in the game, the NDP et all is far more credible than the UCP will ever be.

Muta · 01-13-2023, 11:33 AM

"Notley and her NDP crew have campaigned against Alberta energy, oil and gas."

That is just patently false.

Yikes · 01-13-2023, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by iggy_oi

This may not be a popular opinion but I like Yoho’s posts. That isn’t to say I agree with what he posts but I do believe that in the big picture he’s providing a valuable service to the public.

Hell, I can copy and paste all day...want me to? I figure Yoho is a teenager with time on his/her hands.

Ozy_Flame · 01-13-2023, 11:36 AM

Kaycee is getting booted to the sun by Edmonton voters. I would put money on this. Local voters have turned on him due to him being a complete chud, and the only reason he is given Cabinet positions is because he the biggest virtue signaling sycophant to any UCP leader that would have him. He's already had multiple boondoggles and resulting PR disasters in his tenure.

Of all the UCP candidates in the big cities, he seriously challenges for most incompetent, unqualified and the extreme of partisan hacks.

He barely won in 2019 and he is going to get trounced by the NDP's Nathan Ip who is a much better candidate.

If he was smart he'd start packing boxes and shuttering doors now so it stings less for his little brain after the election.

undercoverbrother · 01-13-2023, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuzz

Kaycee is a ####ing blithering idiot. Just in case you haven't been paying attention.

We all know Yoho hasn't............

Yikes · 01-13-2023, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Kaycee is getting booted to the sun by Edmonton voters. I would put money on this. Local voters have turned on him due to him being a complete chud, and the only reason he is given Cabinet positions is because he the biggest virtue signaling sycophant to any UCP leader that would have him. He's already had multiple boondoggles and resulting PR disasters in his tenure.

Of all the UCP candidates in big city, he seriously challenges for most incompetent, unqualified and the extreme of partisan hacks.

He barely won in 2019 and he is going to get trounced by Nathan Ip who is a much better candidate.

If he was smart he'd start packing boxes and shuttering doors now so it stings less for his little brain after the election.

The lower you sink the more Smith likes you. Grovelling loves company.

Muta · 01-13-2023, 11:40 AM

Yoho just #### posts, he does it knowingly too - and enjoys it. He is the pure definition of a troll in this thread. If you really want to stick it to him, just ignore his drive-by's. He takes pleasure in being a hornet.

Ozy_Flame · 01-13-2023, 11:41 AM

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The lower you sink the more Smith likes you. Grovelling loves company.

That may be, but if you're going to be a UCP candidate that Edmontonians want to actually elect, you're going to have to be waaaaay better than a steaming pile of political poop.

He's one and done.

aaronck · 01-13-2023, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by iggy_oi

Which usually brings into question his level of competency.

Only with the UCP would he not only not be immediately fired, but somehow promoted after his incompetency and scandals- in case anyone forgot.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...-by-government

Bring_Back_Shantz · 01-13-2023, 12:31 PM

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I wouldn’t hold your breath on any of that happening.

Sorry Yoho, unless you have a tweet or a meme, I'm not sure I can understand your point.