Alberta 2012

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Yeah, Alberta would pretty clearly be about R+10 or so, maybe a little more, if it were a state.

This election's sort of interesting in that you've kinda got a competition between soft-communitarians and soft-libertarians.

Alberta is politically much like the American states that it borders (the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, et al.), yes?

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Most personable party leader ever?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5P5OxlP6KY

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In the event of a minority government (i'm not sure what the convention is in Canada, you guys are more experienced in minority governments), surely the Liberals and the NDP give confidence to the PCs rather than let Wildrose in, right?

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Well, in the extremely unlikely event of a minority government, I suppose it's possible for either of the Libs or NDP to form the balance of power. Perhaps propping up a Tory government. That would be weird. However, the WRP and the PCs would have to divide nearly equally to get that to happen.

Yea but that would lead to a lot of face palming by Albertans if they elect a more left-wing government on accident by voting WRP.

Living in a province where your choices are the PCs and the Wildrose is reason enough to face palm, nevermind accidentally electing a government.

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Danielle Smith's certainly got that creepy Sarah Palin thing about her.

I'd hate to be an Albertan.

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Danielle Smith's certainly got that creepy Sarah Palin thing about her.

I'd hate to be an Albertan.

Maybe because her voice sounds a bit like Fey's Palin impersonation...

I think she's really condescending.

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I don't like the Sarah Palin comparisons, Danielle Smith is much more moderate, and is well... more well spoken. She knows her stuff.

It's because she's a young, conservative woman with a strong personality. You don't get many like that.

And her voice sounds similar.

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This was quite the UK 1992 moment, no?

I feel a bit sad I missed it. It's always nice to have an election where polls are so wildly off. It keeps the suspense alive.

In a way, but in 1992, the ratings for the leaders gave it away. Major was relatively popular, Kinnock wasn't. Can't say that Alison's more popular than Danielle Smith...

The PCs did not deserve to win this (especially not by that margin) whatsoever, even again the Wildrose.

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To me (not that I know too much about the province), it seems like its US neighbours: Montana, the Dakotas, Idaho, etc...