What Mistakes did Wildrose Make That Proved The Pollsters Wrong.
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Heaven forbid somebody denies man-made global warming.
I think it was more of the bizarre comments (anti-gay, anti-nonwhite, etc.) from the Wildrose canidates which probably did it.
I'm still trying to decide myself whether it's more likely Alberta doesn't believe in global warming or gays and blacks.
ROFLMFAO.... I just LOVE seeing stupid, yes STUPID, comments like this about Alberta.
Bigots make decisions about how a whole population is based on the one or two outliers. It's par for the course.
Agreed. Alberta is very much in the norm with the rest of Canada in terms of the religious views of most of the populace. A lot of hard core fundamentalists seem to forget Jesus preached acceptance...
Albertans aren't really any less accepting of gays than anyone else. Most live by a "don't tell me about it, I don't need to know about it" creed, which in while it could be termed willful ignorance, comes in handy with ignoring potentially uncomfortable subjects... especially those that aren't their business.
Well most Albertans aren't as likely to see Baird in that light as much as they see opposition MPs that way, but the confrontational nature of current politics doesn't win any fans.
Climate change isn't something most Albertans buy into because of the lack of correlation between theory and the models available, but there is a very large segment of the populace that is highly educated in scientific and technological disciplines (that thar oil don't come out by isself!) that think the arguments against evolution are studpidity. The idea that the Wildrose stance on climate change was an achilles heel in Alberta is laughable.
You really need to get over the personalizing and demonizing everyone you don't agree with. I'm not fond of Smith OR Premier Redford but that doesn't necessarily make them stupid or mean... and sorry but there have been worse PM's than Harper too...
Thats pretty much the story of most Albertans: fairminded, honest and hard working. We don't like be told what to do and we generally don't want to stick their noses in everyone else's business (we draw the line when it costs us money
).Not quite Walter. Obama isn't really anyone's idea of a radical: if he was to run in Canada on his platform, he'd be a Conservative because he is not far left enough for the Liberals or NDP.
Thats because you're clueless.
Sad day for Alberta.. a politician with a back bone, saying what needed to be said.. love the idea of cutting transfer payments to Quebec, also the 2 tier health system..
I guess it was to much for some to swallow.
