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Danielle Smith wins race to lead Wildrose Allia

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Danielle Smith wins race to lead Wildrose Alliance Party


Provincial Politics | 206726 hits | Oct 17 4:20 pm | Posted by: gigs
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Ms. Smith, a 38-year-old fiscal conservative and former media commentator, beat out Mark Dyrholm. A former Reform party organizer and social conservative, he complained bitterly during the leadership race that Ms. Smith was too socially liberal to lead th

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  1. by Anonymous
    Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:26 pm
    "Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.

  2. by avatar CommanderSock
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:18 am
    The Conservative party simply not right wing enough for Albertans?

    In Canada, anything too far off to the right stands no chance at the federal level.

  3. by avatar bootlegga
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:31 am
    Stelmach is going to be screwed if any of his PCs jump ship. If not, he might survive the leadership review next month.

    "CommanderSock" said
    The Conservative party simply not right wing enough for Albertans?

    In Canada, anything too far off to the right stands no chance at the federal level.


    In this case, it doesn't matter, this is a provincial party. And remember, Albertans had a Social Credit government (far more right wing the the PCs) for over almost 40 years before the PCs took over in the 70s.

  4. by avatar Yogi
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:48 am
    Stelmach & Co. have been screwing us since they got in. Methinks they are about to find out what that feels like! :lol:

  5. by avatar kenmore
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:39 pm
    God bless her! hope she wins a majority

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:45 pm
    Nice! A new political party emerges, and she's cute!

  7. by Lemmy
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:48 pm
    "gigs" said
    "Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.


    Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

  8. by avatar OldChum
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:53 pm
    Is she not in favor of more individual power for Alberta, Quebec style independence .

  9. by Canadian_Mind
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:20 pm
    "Lemmy" said
    "Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.


    Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

    No, it's Libertarian.

  10. by Thanos
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:29 pm
    Most Albertans want a conservative party in charge, not a statist, complacent, and self-rewarding party like the PC's have morphed into since Klein's last term in office. The Stelmach gang is too incompetent and far too obtuse to remain in power for much longer.

  11. by Lemmy
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:40 pm
    "Canadian_Mind" said
    "Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.


    Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

    No, it's Libertarian.

    I prefer the word liberal, with a small "l".

  12. by Anonymous
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:50 pm
    It's interesting that this ultra right wing party leader received 75% of the vote. She beat the guy who was supposed to be a Right Winger.

    http://executivedirectorsdesk.blogspot. ... sults.html

    Saturday, October 17, 2009
    Leadership Vote - Results
    I know everyone has eagerly been awaiting the numbers.

    Total ballots sent out, just over 11,600.

    Total ballots cast 8297; so roughly 71.5 % voter turnout.

    Smith 6295

    Dyrholm 1905

    Spoiled ballots 97

    Big thank you to the 20+ volunteers who put in a long day and were unable to take part in the events of the day.

  13. by Thanos
    Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:00 pm
    If anything it shows that Albertans are not extreme ultra-right wingers because Smith is a moderate fiscal conservative and Dyrholm was rejected becasue of his links to Craig Chandler's hard-right wing PGIB.

    Way to go, Wildrosers, tell the liberals and the fringers on the right to both fuck off at the same time! 8)

  14. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:15 pm
    "Lemmy" said

    No, it's Libertarian.


    I prefer the word liberal, with a small "l".

    "Libertarian" isn't left/right. It's up/down. One can be both conservative, and libertarian.



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