Danielle Smith wins AB Premier

[wmoebis]

I wonder if Kenney would have got 53% would he have stayed on as premier with experience now. Can't see how 2% more popularity (kinda) and no experience will be a better choice for Alberta.

[sumdumguy]

I wonder if Kenney would have got 53% would he have stayed on as premier with experience now. Can't see how 2% more popularity (kinda) and no experience will be a better choice for Alberta.

Kenneth proved to be a limp rag. If he couldn’t stand up to Ottawa, then good he got out of the way. Quebec shows them ho it’s done so get to work. Alberta deserves better and so does Canada.

[jazz]

Kenney was an excellent administrative premier. He balanced the budget after all. The only province to do so.

But he lacked the stomach for a real fight with Trudeau and he backed OToole which was a pretty bad choice. He wasnt from AB so he never totally got it. Smith is and she is right over target.

[foragefarmer]

53.3% on 6th round

Cheers!

An overwhelming show of support from within the party.

Won't be long before the ex Wildrose and Reformer social right wingnuts aren't happy and boot her out.

[Hamloc]

An overwhelming show of support from within the party.

Won't be long before the ex Wildrose and Reformer social right wingnuts aren't happy and boot her out.

If you look at the latest approval ratings for provincial Premiers Jason Kenney was still sitting at only 30%. Could he have beat Rachel Notley in the next election? I don’t think so, the UCP’s numbers went up after he announced he was resigning. Danielle Smith was smart enough to figure out what UCP members were thinking, let’s hope she can craft a message that appeals to all Albertan’s, nobody that I know wants Premier Notley again unless you live in Edmonton!

[Guest]

Redmonton
I fixed that for ya

[foragefarmer]

If you look at the latest approval ratings for provincial Premiers Jason Kenney was still sitting at only 30%. Could he have beat Rachel Notley in the next election? I don’t think so, the UCP’s numbers went up after he announced he was resigning. Danielle Smith was smart enough to figure out what UCP members were thinking, let’s hope she can craft a message that appeals to all Albertan’s, nobody that I know wants Premier Notley again unless you live in Edmonton!

With a 3.3% victory on the 6th round hardly shows confidence in Smith from within the UPC party. Not sure Smith figured out anything more than the one receiving 46.7% of the vote. Possibly a backroom promise could have gotten the little push she needed to win.

Like Kenney, looks like Smith (if she beats Notley) will spent most of her time appeasing the UPC ranks to maintain power from within, with that small of a margin of victory.

In recent history UPC and PC leaders haven't fared well, have they.

Highly unlikely Smith will be the one to change history.

[wmoebis]

Not sure of her own confidence level when she doesn't call and run a Bi election in Calgary where they don't have a MLA but instead has a MLA from Med Hat step down so she can run an election there. She lives in High River a lot closer to Calgary and her new office in Edmonton.

[jazz]

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[WiltonRanch]

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About flipping time. Needed a counterpart in Alberta not a federalist wimp like Kenney.