In my opinion, I do not believe the political divide is between the vague left vs right. But between materialism vs selflessness.Those who were/are employed in the oil industry, directly/indirectly earned a sizeable income to maintain a materialistic lifestyle encouraged/fueled by the ICM.
Kenney is betting on the voters, addicted to materialism, and now suffering from withdrawal, will lash out at the ANDP in hopes to return to the materialism during the hi oil $ per barrel days.
I actually believe that in this Alberta election, the voters are more aware that materialism is an evil waiting for hard times to reap pain on the unprepared.
Here is what really bothers me about this whole thing. I can remember when oil was booming, and there was a sense of entitlement in Alberta. Hands off our oil, this is provincial jurisdiction. If you don't have jobs where you live, move. That's what they said as unemployed people from across the country poured into Alberta to work in their economy. I remember watching Manitoba send many people there for that reason. Now, all of a sudden oil has crashed. It's important for the federal government to help out. It is in the national interest to have a pipeline! Funny how conveniently they forget about the provincial rights argument when BC has said no (and my home province of Manitoba will eventually say no to oil going through the port of Churchill). Why can't these unemployed oil workes in Alberta do what the rest of us did and move to where the jobs were?
What hypocrisy! That sentiment is very vocal, however I would hope that it is not majority sentiment in Alberta.