I'm sure at the beginning of the campaign, even in her wildest dreams, did Rachel think it might end like this. Her Dad would have been so proud of her.
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley fights back tears while thanking supporters
http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/provincial-news/2015/05/05/alberta-ndp-...
Sounds like Orange is the new Black, eh! 
Cureent standings
PC - 70 seats
Lib - 5 seats
WR - 5 seats
NDP - 4 seats
Other - 1 seat
Vacant - 2 seats
Total - 87 seats
2012 election results
PC - 61 seats, 44%
WR - 17 seats, 34%
Lib - 5 seats, 10%
NDP - 4 seats, 10%
How to shake a dynasty in 10 easy steps: Why it all went so wrong for Alberta’s Conservatives
Jen Gerson: For starters, pick the wrong symbol of generational renewal — Alison Redford, whose tenure dissolved after two years amid spending scandals
If it is true as reported that the PCs have shortchanged the citizens of BC $13 billion by undercollecting oil & gas royalties, these right-wingers should never, ever be allowed to get close to the levers of power ever again. If elected the NDP needs to arrange an independent forensic audit ASAP.
They should hire that tyee oil industry analyst to do their PR on this file.
Sign of the times or just wishful thinking:
The AB PC website right now:
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Should the NDP win I presume Brian Mason will be a huge ally for Rachel.
This is why notley is winning.
Great political oratory from her big Edmonton rally on Sunday;
Fabulous.
Liberal Scott Reid just forecast NDP majority on CTV
Liberal Scott Reid just forecast NDP majority on CTV
This is bad news for the NDP. Scott Reid has really bad judgement.
Commentators on Power and Politics at the moment are very bullish on NDP chances. In particular they say:
1. Many switchers from Wild Rose to NDP
2. Major NDP breakthrough expected in rural northern seats
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Liberal Scott Reid just forecast NDP majority on CTV
This is bad news for the NDP. Scott Reid has really bad judgement.
I'll be consuming my beer and popcorn while I watch the returns come in!
That's why never leave anything to the last minute
Wrong address on voting card confuses Calgary voters
http://www.660news.com/2015/05/05/wrong-address-on-voting-card-confuses-...
Should the NDP win I presume Brian Mason will be a huge ally for Rachel.
If they do win, he should be Speaker because he is the longest serving NDP member.
If the NDP wins Rachel may need his help to run the government.
I didn't realize Brain Topp was campaign manager and it has been an almost flawless campaign. If the NDP wins he will be redeemed in a lot of NDPer's eyes after what happened in BC in 2013.
Will Progressive Conservatives hang on to power?
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/alberta-votes-will-progressive-conservati...
Jean warns Albertans about making a mistake and electing an NDP government.
Maybe the reality is what Jean and Prentice are offering, the voters aren't buying.
This sounds like political blackmail to me
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I didn't realize Brain Topp was campaign manager ...
I can't find any confirmation of this? Can you provide a source that Topp has been involved in the Alberta NDP campaign in this election?
I didn't realize Brain Topp was campaign manager ...
I can't find any confirmation of this. Can you provide a source that Topp has been involved in the Alberta NDP campaign in this election?
Sure. He was interviewed on CTV Power Play this afternoon at NDP election nite headquarters and the caption under his name was
NDP War Room Director
I think the NDP might have kept it under wraps because of what happened in BC in 2013 and he doesn't live in Alberta
Was he explicitly described as managing the campaign, because "NDP War Room Director " doesn't indicate the Alberta NDP...
Polls close in less than two hours
Flames hockey game starts in less than one and one half hours
Maybe Harper and Notley will be sitting together in the Saddledome watching the 4th game, eh!
Well the way he was talking he was very much part and parcel of the campaign
Power Play: PC fighting to keep dynasty
The political panel weighs in Alberta's political landscape and how the traditionally PC province has seen a shift in voter ideology.
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Power Play: Change driving NDP support
Don Martin breaks down the Alberta election with reaction from the NDP war room director Brian Topp and the potential for a minority.
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Well that's a bummer. Certainly the campaign was excellent - albeit, a lot relied on Notley herself - but I wouldn't trust him with a federal campaign - his record is damning, apart from this one.
And Topp's obvious preference for a centrist NDP would be horribly destructive.
Well let's not jump the gun.
Don Martin introduced him as quarterbacking the war room. Maybe Lou Arab was the actual camapign manager.
Anyway just because Topp was brought in to run or help run the election does not mean he will be around Alberta after the election is over.
I was thinking more of the possibility of Topp running the federal campaign. The federal NDP needs to stay left.
I agree.
Didn't Mulcair makes some changes a few months ago and bring back Brad Lavigne & Co?
Yes, that didn't please me...
Commentators on Power and Politics at the moment are very bullish on NDP chances. In particular they say:
1. Many switchers from Wild Rose to NDP
2. Major NDP breakthrough expected in rural northern seats
Really? That's good, then. All I've been hearing is that due to the NDP's support being so concentrated in Edmonton, that they will be lucky to win a minority.
Breaking through in rurual areas is a very big deal. It also gives hope here in Manitoab, and could be trouble for the Libs! Man I'd love to see the Libs run third in Manitoba!
Oh my god, I think it's going to be a majority! It's close.
Add one more seat to either the NDP or Wildrose total, pending the first by-election results, after Jim took his ball and went home.
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Anyone notice that Wildrose got less of the popular vote than the PCs, but got twice the seats? Lol. That's gotta hurt.
Alice should have dedicated this article to you are doing one hell of a job Jimmy boy disgraced Ex-Premier Prentice
The difficult math of the Alberta provincial election results
http://www.punditsguide.ca/2015/05/the-difficult-math-of-the-alberta-pro...
Provincial election sees highest voter turnout in 22 years
http://globalnews.ca/news/1982457/provincial-election-sees-highest-voter...
‘My name is Rachel Notley’
How this down-to-earth politician capitalized on an extraordinary moment in Alberta’s history
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/my-name-is-rachel-notley/
Meet the B.C. architect of the NDP’s stunning Alberta victory
Gerry Scott, who helped catapult Rachel Notley into power, was passed over for B.C. NDP’s 2013 campaign
http://www.vancouversun.com/Vaughn+Palmer+Meet+architect+stunning+Albert...
Well that didn't take long.
New Calgary-Bow MLA’s marijuana, middle finger photos come under ‘attack’
http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/1361953/new-calgary-bow-mlas-marijuana-...
wheeeee maybe her pics actually got her the votes...it's about damn time people stood up for marijuanna use.
Let's continue in one of the other threads. The unbridled optimism in here is harshing my buzz.
