If the ANDP (under Nenshi or otherwise) truly wants to morph into a centrist option, they need to cut their ties with the Federal NDP. While Singh isn't Notley's boss, formally the parties are linked and the dog whistle will be effective. In those parts of Calgary where it counts, ties to a progressive, anti-resource-industry Federal party are as much of a drag as right wing bozo eruptions on the other side.
Nenshi and the federal NDP aren't "tied". as you claim. Nenshi has never run on an NDP ticket and claiming this is misinformation.
In other misinformation you try to get away with, all provincial NDP parties are constitutionally tied to the federal NDP party. If they cease to be tied they'd have to be a completely independent party by another name. So basically you are suggesting the Alberta NDP cease being the NDP party.
What the Alberta NDP party needs to do is find a new leader who doesn't keep repeating the same losing strategy every election.
I had thought Nenshi was more likely to run federally (probably as a Liberal) but yeah, upon thinking about it, his column this AM makes a lot of sense as being the start of a leadership campaign. If/when the NDP loses, he'd be an excellent fit.
I don't at disagree that he'd be a boon federally, though a) I don't think he's interested in the federal NDP, and b) I don't think he'd win in a hypothetical leadership contest. I may be wrong on this but I've gotten the impression that the Corbyn-esque activist types are going to (or at least try to) steer the direction of the party once Jagmeet is gone, and I don't think they'll be at all interested in a self-proclaimed centrist. By contrast, the AB NDP are a far more natural constituency for Nenshi's politics and it seems like that's a job he wants.
I think your broader point of a lack of coherent message makes sense, but I would point out that the NDP connected their corporate tax increase very directly to small businesses having their taxes zeroed out. They announced these at the same time and always talked about both together, I’m not sure what more they could have done. Maybe announce the small business tax cut and then put the pay for in very small fine print? People may have forgotten, but Prentice got hammered over refusing to increase corporate taxes in his bad news budgets. Meanwhile Kenney hammered public services and kept corporate taxes lower than Prentice had them.
Notley needs to retire and the Alberta NDP needs to find a new leader who understands how to win in that province. The BC NDP learned its lesson on this and the Alberta NDP could take some advice from them.
If the ANDP (under Nenshi or otherwise) truly wants to morph into a centrist option, they need to cut their ties with the Federal NDP. While Singh isn't Notley's boss, formally the parties are linked and the dog whistle will be effective. In those parts of Calgary where it counts, ties to a progressive, anti-resource-industry Federal party are as much of a drag as right wing bozo eruptions on the other side.
Nenshi and the federal NDP aren't "tied". as you claim. Nenshi has never run on an NDP ticket and claiming this is misinformation.
In other misinformation you try to get away with, all provincial NDP parties are constitutionally tied to the federal NDP party. If they cease to be tied they'd have to be a completely independent party by another name. So basically you are suggesting the Alberta NDP cease being the NDP party.
What the Alberta NDP party needs to do is find a new leader who doesn't keep repeating the same losing strategy every election.
I had thought Nenshi was more likely to run federally (probably as a Liberal) but yeah, upon thinking about it, his column this AM makes a lot of sense as being the start of a leadership campaign. If/when the NDP loses, he'd be an excellent fit.
Agree. But if Nenshi ran as the leader of the federal NDP he'd probably be an asset. Jagmeet is awful, he hasn't advanced the party at all.
I don't at disagree that he'd be a boon federally, though a) I don't think he's interested in the federal NDP, and b) I don't think he'd win in a hypothetical leadership contest. I may be wrong on this but I've gotten the impression that the Corbyn-esque activist types are going to (or at least try to) steer the direction of the party once Jagmeet is gone, and I don't think they'll be at all interested in a self-proclaimed centrist. By contrast, the AB NDP are a far more natural constituency for Nenshi's politics and it seems like that's a job he wants.
I think your broader point of a lack of coherent message makes sense, but I would point out that the NDP connected their corporate tax increase very directly to small businesses having their taxes zeroed out. They announced these at the same time and always talked about both together, I’m not sure what more they could have done. Maybe announce the small business tax cut and then put the pay for in very small fine print? People may have forgotten, but Prentice got hammered over refusing to increase corporate taxes in his bad news budgets. Meanwhile Kenney hammered public services and kept corporate taxes lower than Prentice had them.
Notley needs to retire and the Alberta NDP needs to find a new leader who understands how to win in that province. The BC NDP learned its lesson on this and the Alberta NDP could take some advice from them.
I hope the UCP win and replace Smith as leader in short order. Notley and the NDP would be a disaster for Alberta.
Try being specific without posting UCP lies about Notley.