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Wow Wildrose votes 95% for
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...vote-1.4217598
Alberta Wildrose Party members have ratified the agreement to join with the Progressive Conservatives to form the new United Conservative Party by an overwhleming margin of 95.4 per cent.
Out of the 24,598 members who cast a ballot, 23,466 said yes and 1,132 said no. The party said 57.7 per cent of eligible voters weighed in.
The Wildrose vote is the first step in the process. The results of the Progressive Conservative vote will be announced after voting closes at 6 p.m. M
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.... and it seems that only 57% of eligible WR voters actually voted which meant that about 55% of WR cardholders actually voted in favor of uniting. Let's see how the pundits digest all of this in terms of what it is likely to mean.
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07-22-2017, 05:17 PM
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.... and it seems that only 57% of eligible WR voters actually voted which meant that about 55% of WR cardholders actually voted in favor of uniting. Let's see how the pundits digest all of this in terms of what it is likely to mean.
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The other guys we're probably working. I know a few who are out in the fields today and didn't have time to get their pins. All of them would have voted in favor of unity for the record.
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07-22-2017, 05:19 PM
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The whole system is flawed.
How many voters are DOUBLE PARTY CARD holders. I'd wager the vast majority of all voters.
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07-22-2017, 05:22 PM
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Secondly doesn't the WR constitution require 75%???
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07-22-2017, 05:22 PM
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07-22-2017, 05:23 PM
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That's Common Core math.
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07-22-2017, 05:23 PM
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07-22-2017, 05:43 PM
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Secondly doesn't the WR constitution require 75%???
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yup , and they got 95 %
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07-22-2017, 06:11 PM
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Those that don't vote don't get a say.
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.... and it seems that only 57% of eligible WR voters actually voted which meant that about 55% of WR cardholders actually voted in favor of uniting. Let's see how the pundits digest all of this in terms of what it is likely to mean.
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And Hillary Clinton is still not the president.
Conservative's we unite.
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in an election like this , or provincial or federal , only the ballots that are cast are counted .if only four people voted and three voted yes it would be 75% of the votes and therefore a win . the unused votes carry no weight . it is not 75% of eligible voters nor 75% of the population .
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The whole system is flawed.
How many voters are DOUBLE PARTY CARD holders. I'd wager the vast majority of all voters.
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The thing is, that works both ways. Its fine for people to have memberships in two parties with parallel principles, though its rather disingenuous to hold memberships in a party that you oppose simply to sabotage their efforts. Thankfully the NDP members who were talking of doing so got out in very low numbers, or they couldn't afford get anyone to GoFundMe them the membership fee. God knows it wasn't coming out of their marijuana budget! 
Welcome to the end of the NDP's term as Alberta's government! 
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07-22-2017, 06:54 PM
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PC's got 95% as well, hopefully that will spell the end of our NDP experiment, and we can just wonder WFH were we thinking there.
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07-22-2017, 07:03 PM
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I think that says it all.
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PC's got 95% as well, hopefully that will spell the end of our NDP experiment, and we can just wonder WFH were we thinking there.
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I bet 95 percent of the members that didn't vote would have still voted to merge.
Notley's NDP I bet was very influential on the way this vote went, more so then the Cons or WR.
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The thing is, that works both ways. Its fine for people to have memberships in two parties with parallel principles, though its rather disingenuous to hold memberships in a party that you oppose simply to sabotage their efforts. Thankfully the NDP members who were talking of doing so got out in very low numbers, or they couldn't afford get anyone to GoFundMe them the membership fee. God knows it wasn't coming out of their marijuana budget!
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LOL well said! The Orange crush has just turned yellow!
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I'm wondering what is going through Notley's head right now? Is she resigning herself to her impending defeat or is she still oblivious enough to think she has a shot at a second term?
I think this merger alone will begin to bring corporate investment back into Alberta, especially now while the prices are good.
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I bet 95 percent of the members that didn't vote would have still voted to merge.
Notley's NDP I bet was very influential on the way this vote went, more so then the Cons or WR.
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I would think you would be right, on the NDP part for sure.
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07-22-2017, 07:17 PM
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The way the media played this up you'd think there was a real chance most of the WR party would have voted against the merger
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07-22-2017, 07:17 PM
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I'm sure some memes will come out shortly.
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I'm wondering what is going through Notley's head right now? Is she resigning herself to her impending defeat or is she still oblivious enough to think she has a shot at a second term?
I think this merger alone will begin to bring corporate investment back into Alberta, especially now while the prices are good.
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Notley is pooping an orange brick right now.
Ha Ha.
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on facebook and twitter the lefts minds have exploded. they know they are toast in 2019
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Too bad. The Wildrose has sullied itself joining up with the rotten PCs. Shoulda gone on their own and taken the guaranteed pendulum away from the NDP without the PCs.
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One down...two to go.
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So 95% of 57% turnout voted the same and some think these numbers are not truly convincing of the absolute disdain held for the NDP. Interesting. 
What percentage turned out in the last provincial election? What percentage of the vote did the NDP get?
What percentage of the electorate turned out for the last Federal election? What percentage did JT receive?
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Too bad. The Wildrose has sullied itself joining up with the rotten PCs. Shoulda gone on their own and taken the guaranteed pendulum away from the NDP without the PCs.
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And that is the thinking process that splits the vote and gets idiots like Notley and Trudeau into positions of power, right now the main objective needs to be getting the NDP out before they can screw up the province any worse than they are doing now
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Has nothing to do with Trudeau being in power.
If you think the PCs are any different then the NDP I got bad news for you
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Going to be a long road and leadership is key.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...vote-1.4217598
Alberta Wildrose Party members have ratified the agreement to join with the Progressive Conservatives to form the new United Conservative Party by an overwhleming margin of 95.4 per cent.
Out of the 24,598 members who cast a ballot, 23,466 said yes and 1,132 said no. The party said 57.7 per cent of eligible voters weighed in.
The Wildrose vote is the first step in the process. The results of the Progressive Conservative vote will be announced after voting closes at 6 p.m. M
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Whew! That was close!
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Too bad. The Wildrose has sullied itself joining up with the rotten PCs. Shoulda gone on their own and taken the guaranteed pendulum away from the NDP without the PCs.
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Are you a Notley representative?
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07-22-2017, 10:23 PM
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Nice.
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whew! That was close!
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lol! Ha ha!
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On or before May 31, 2019 we'll all get to belt out this classic song :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js
Of course the reference is meant in the figurative sense. I don't need fellows in trenchcoats knocking at my door 
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