Could you please be a little more specific on what you understand that the NDP should have done in order to win? You write this: "The solution is a new leader – and it 100000000% has to be a Calgarian, but more importantly the person who can win the centre and left an election probably voted for Jim Prentice." I'm interested in seeing a longer, fleshed-out version of what you would have advised if you had been their campaign manager. Maybe I just don't understand what's going on syntactically in the second half of this sentence of yours I'm quoting, but this idea feels unfinished to me and I'm genuinely curious.
I’m with you. The NDP haven’t run a perfect campaign, but they’ve run a pretty good one. And given the absolute disfunction of the UCP that *should* be enough.
It obviously might not be. But I think a lot of commenters are disturbed by the idea that Alberta would rather vote for a Conservative Party that is openly insane than vote for the NDP under any circumstances. And how they mentally square that circle is to blame the NDP.
Thanks for a provocative analysis with a totally predictable conclusion - NDs must have a Calgary leader, who is one of « us » and is basically Tory light. So the issue is - the premier must come from Calgary, the city that must be the seat of power if we are to have good gvt. - a long-standing narrative. And you no doubt see Edmonton as. Gvt town - ignoring the oil refineries, oil and gas service, manufacturing, high tech, Ag industries etc that make this a diversified city. Hmmm
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Could you please be a little more specific on what you understand that the NDP should have done in order to win? You write this: "The solution is a new leader – and it 100000000% has to be a Calgarian, but more importantly the person who can win the centre and left an election probably voted for Jim Prentice." I'm interested in seeing a longer, fleshed-out version of what you would have advised if you had been their campaign manager. Maybe I just don't understand what's going on syntactically in the second half of this sentence of yours I'm quoting, but this idea feels unfinished to me and I'm genuinely curious.
I’m with you. The NDP haven’t run a perfect campaign, but they’ve run a pretty good one. And given the absolute disfunction of the UCP that *should* be enough.
It obviously might not be. But I think a lot of commenters are disturbed by the idea that Alberta would rather vote for a Conservative Party that is openly insane than vote for the NDP under any circumstances. And how they mentally square that circle is to blame the NDP.
Now that is depressing! Hope you’re wrong
Thanks for a provocative analysis with a totally predictable conclusion - NDs must have a Calgary leader, who is one of « us » and is basically Tory light. So the issue is - the premier must come from Calgary, the city that must be the seat of power if we are to have good gvt. - a long-standing narrative. And you no doubt see Edmonton as. Gvt town - ignoring the oil refineries, oil and gas service, manufacturing, high tech, Ag industries etc that make this a diversified city. Hmmm
Sheila