During the last provincial election for Alberta, the Conservatives got in by playing on fear. Fear of the Wildrose. And let’s be honest, the Wildrose were scary. They had run a terrible campaign where their fringe elements were practically celebrating as an example of how open they were to new ideas.
This time, the NDP have surged ahead in the polls. Now the Conservatives are playing the fear card again. But I (hoping) don’t think it will work.
The fear last time was for everyday people being ruled by crazy nuts. The fear this time is more from corporations that their cozy relationship with the government will be gone.
Corporations don’t get as many votes as citizens.