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TAS said:
Liberals only have 6 candidates nominated in Alberta so they need to get cracking. Just one in Edmonton (Randy), one in St. Albert/Sturgeon, 3 in Calgary, one in the south.

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Both the NDP and CPC have quite a few more nominated candidates.
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While I voted for Randy last election …. there were too many lies and improprieties to vote for him again. If he is the candidate in Edmonton Centre I will abstain from voting.
 
TAS said:
Liberals only have 6 candidates nominated in Alberta so they need to get cracking. Just one in Edmonton (Randy), one in St. Albert/Sturgeon, 3 in Calgary, one in the south.

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Both the NDP and CPC have quite a few more nominated candidates.
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In many ridings in Alberta it’s not so much about having a nomination process, it’s finding someone willing to run,
 
Oilguy said:
In many ridings in Alberta it’s not so much about having a nomination process, it’s finding someone willing to run,
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Definitely. I can only imagine how even more challenging it would have been if Trudeau was still leader.

But parties have to go out and recruit, identify potential candidates, and they do.
 
I just don't see the appeal for the LPC in Alberta when the NDP and CPC exist.

I'm sure it'll appeal to wealthier neo-liberals, but I can't see them attracting the average person when better alternatives exist for the typical split of Albertans.

I don't know any centrists in my age group. Everyone I hang out with is either a socialist, or in favour of complete free markets. I don't see how the LPC would get votes from younger people.
 
Barnaby said:
I just don't see the appeal for the LPC in Alberta when the NDP and CPC exist.

I'm sure it'll appeal to wealthier neo-liberals, but I can't see them attracting the average person when better alternatives exist for the typical split of Albertans.

I don't know any centrists in my age group. Everyone I hang out with is either a socialist, or in favour of complete free markets. I don't see how the LPC would get votes from younger people.
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While this has been certainly true in the past, it will be interesting to see what kind of support the NDP garners in this election. Singh has lost quite a bit of support as a leader as well, and I'm not sure how that translates in this election (particularly among his under 35 numbers). Are they going to hold their noses and still vote orange, or move their support elsewhere (including the Liberals)?

TBD soon
 
Barnaby said:
None of the parties would be, but there also isn't a viable Communist party, yet I'm pretty sure my communist buddy likes the NDP.

Kinda a none point imo.
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Point is, I don't even think the CPC is the best major party for true free market neoliberals. People tend to forget that subsidizing things that produce positive externalities and taxing things that produce negative externalities is perfectly good neoliberal policy!
 
TAS said:
This new poll from EKOS is not accurate - is it? I can't imagine this result in Alberta - it defies the laws of everything.

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Grain of salt, probably. Abacus polls showed CPC 38%, LPC 34% nationally.

Regionally, the Conservatives retain an edge in British Columbia and the Prairies, while the Liberals and Conservatives are effectively tied in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. In Quebec, the Liberals lead the Bloc by seven points (37% vs. 30%).
 
Seems counterintuitive -- one would think that a rapidly expanding west would embrace more liberal thinking than conservative.
 
archited said:
Seems counterintuitive -- one would think that a rapidly expanding west would embrace more liberal thinking than conservative.
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Hard to say. I would speculate that it's rooted in people wanting policies that are traditionally more conservative (lower immigration, downsize government spending) regardless of which party is actually pursuing those policies.
 
Oilguy said:
In many ridings in Alberta it’s not so much about having a nomination process, it’s finding someone willing to run,
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Realistically, there are around 30 ridings in Alberta where the Liberals chances of winning are generally poor, so of course there are not going to a lot of people eager to run.

I suspect other parties have similar problems in other parts of Canada.
 
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Seems counterintuitive -- one would think that a rapidly expanding west would embrace more liberal thinking than conservative.
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While counter intuitive, there is still a strong anti-Liberal anti-central government sentiment in the west that you’re seeing reflected in these numbers.
 
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David A said:
Realistically, there are around 30 ridings in Alberta where the Liberals chances of winning are generally poor, so of course there are not going to a lot of people eager to run.

I suspect other parties have similar problems in other parts of Canada.
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In these "guaranteed loss" ridings, the Liberals and NDP sometimes reach out to random community leaders with no political affiliation to ask them to run "under the flag". It's actually quite an effective strategy.
 
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