New Poll: Wildrose up by 17 points

Stephen Taylor ^ | April 4, 2012 | Campaign Rresearch via Stephen Taylor

[JSDude1]

Another poll shocker from Campaign Research today as their latest tracking poll shows the Wildrose Party in Alberta up by 17 points over the PC Party.

You’ll remember a week ago that Campaign Research first released their poll via this website and had Wildrose up by 9 points while other pollsters had the PCs tied with Wildrose. In the following days, other pollsters caught up to confirm the 9 point lead.

Now, this poll show’s Danielle Smith’s Wildrose up by 17 points.

Here are the other highlights: - Wildrose would take 45.5% of the popular vote if an election were held today - PCs at 28.4% - gap closing in Edmonton, expanding in Calgary and rural areas - Wildrose 50.0% in Calgary, 28.1% in Edmonton, and 51.9% in the rest of Alberta - Best Premier poll: Smith has 30.5%, Redford has 28.9%

[JSDude1]

Scroll down a bit, he published the findings. Also should note that IMO, this blog by Mr. Taylor is the Canadian version of our own "Redstate" or Hotair.

[Clintonfatigued]

Alberta ping

[Darren McCarty]

Is Wildrose like the old Reform Party there?

[JSDude1]

From what I read, yes. I am just an American living in IN, a political junkie, but from what I have read: Yes.

And, IMO Danielle Smith is like the Canadian version of Sarah Palin.

[GeronL]

no, it is more normal than Reform Party was.

The PC in Alberta is liberal. They recently banned homeschoolers from teaching kids that homosexuality is a sin. We are talking about private conversations, AT HOME, between a parent and child... being REGULATED.

Does that sound conservative to you?

[Redmen4ever]

Productive classes of the world unite, you have only to lose your moochers!

[Dr. Sivana]

They recently banned homeschoolers from teaching kids that homosexuality is a sin.

Per HSLDA, they pulled back on that before the expected passage (possibly due to an army of HSers calling in). I am amazed at how often the Progressive Conservative-types cannot resist going for the high risk, low-yield type of social legislation as SOON as they think they can get away with it. God Bless Alberta and the Wild Rose party.

[Darren McCarty]

I haven't followed Canadian politics lately, although from what I hear, the parties vary greatly from province to province.

I wouldn't expect the "conservatives" or even "Progressive conservatives" would be liberal in Alberta though. The homeschool regulations sound like something out of Toronto, or California, or Illinois.

[Clive]

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[Hieronymus]

The Progressive-Conservatives were re-born in the 60’s after near-extinction as a more urban/progressive alternative to the Social Credit party, which had been in power since ‘35. On the whole, their election in ‘71 was a move to the centre/left. The Wildrose is both a turn to the right and a turfing of a dynasty that has been in long enough.