New look? Why an Alberta NDP shift could attract voters
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It's long been considered the home for Alberta's left-leaning voters, but experts believe a policy shift is tilting the NDP toward new territory.
It's long been considered the home for Alberta's left-leaning voters, but experts believe a policy shift is tilting the NDP toward new territory.
Political watchers say the New Democrats are rolling out new ideas -- ideas around energy and budgets, for example -- that are typically considered right-wing.
And they believe people are taking notice.
"This is one of those campaigns where you might start to see people think a little differently," former Alberta premier Alison Redford told CTV News.
"We have had a history of people who voted conservative their entire life in Alberta, and people that have not voted for the NDP. But we start to see inside of these economic discussions that the leaders are having, almost a morphing of ideas and issues.
"It's not as easy to distinguish what is an NDP idea from a conservative idea anymore."
Redford won't endorse either side but did acknowledge some "traditional" Tories are -- perhaps unexpectedly -- moving toward Rachel Notley.