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   The Doctor wrote:   
      
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   >>Conservative support slipping in Alberta: poll   
   >>   
   >>October 25, 2014 - Lethbridge Herald   
   >>   
   >>Conservative support slipping in Alberta: poll   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>For Stephen Harper, there’s no place like home. Calgary – and   
   >>most of Alberta – can be counted on to elect a Conservative MP   
   >>every time.   
   >>   
   >>But the Conservative party support continues to slip across the   
   >>province,  according to the latest survey from the Citizen Society   
   >>Research Lab in Lethbridge. It’s fallen to 41.5 per cent of   
   >>Alberta voters, down from 53 per cent just two years ago.   
   >>   
   >>If there’s any good news for the governing Tories, it’s that   
   >>neither of the main opposition parties seem to be gaining ground.   
   >>   
   >>“People are tired of the Conservatives,” reports political   
   >>scientist Faron Ellis. “But they just can’t stand voting   
   >>Liberal or NDP.”   
   >>   
   >>Despite his personal appeal, Justin Trudeau and his Liberals   
   >>attracted just 16.7 per cent of the “if an election was held   
   >>today” voting intentions. That’s up from 10.7 support for the   
   >>Liberals two years ago – but down from 18.3 per cent just a year   
   >>ago.   
   >>   
   >>Across Alberta, the federal New Democrats were as high as 19.2 per   
   >>cent in 2011. But the latest survey, completed earlier this month,   
   >>shows them sinking to 10.8 per cent.   
   >>   
   >>The Greens seem to be the only party picking up support, Ellis   
   >>says. After two years in the six per cent range, they’re now up   
   >>to 9.6 per cent across Alberta.   
   >>   
   >>“That’s a default protest vote,” he says.   
   >>   
   >>“In a competitive riding, the Green or other minor parties’   
   >>votes just disappear.”   
   >>   
   >>After close to a decade in power, political parties are seldom   
   >>able to hold their initial support. Ellis says that’s one reason   
   >>the number of undecided voters continues to climb.   
   >>   
   >>“Most of the drop in the Conservative vote is shopping   
   >>around,” with more than 19 per cent telling this month’s   
   >>survey callers they didn’t know how they’d vote.   
   >>   
   >>That compares to 8.3 per cent of Albertans in 2011, an election   
   >>year.   
   >>   
   >>Conservatives are strongest in Calgary, the survey confirms, with   
   >>56.3 per cent of the decided voters. They’re weakest in   
   >>Edmonton, at 41 per cent of those who’ve made up their minds.   
   >>   
   >>Federal Liberals are second in Edmonton (25 per cent) and Calgary   
   >>(21.8) while New Democrats are also competitive in Edmonton with   
   >>18 per cent of committed voters. If an opposition party’s   
   >>support is focused in a particular constituency, Ellis adds, an   
   >>upset is possible.   
   >>   
   >>With several longtime Conservative MPs retiring, he points out,   
   >>some Alberta ridings could prove interesting during next year’s   
   >>election campaign.   
   >>   
   >>One of those seats is Edmonton Centre, Ellis says.   
   >>   
   >>“Anne McLellan held it for four terms” for the Liberals, and   
   >>became deputy  prime minister for Paul Martin.   
   >   
   > Hopefully that means today Prentice , Smith and Notley score 0/4   
   >  in the byelections!   
      
   Well, they scored 4/4 in the btelections.  Perhaps all of the PC   
   haters should STFU for a bit now.   
      
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