Pre-Campaign Polling Suggests Desire for Strong Opposition in Alberta
Well, the PC juggernaut of 2 months ago has hit some strong headwinds.
Prentice Holds Early Edge in PC Leadership Race
EMBARGO LIFTED: POST TO WEB RELEASE Good morning all, As valued clients and Eye on Alberta subscribers, we’re pleased to provide you with this “sneak peak” at material being released through PostMedia this morning related to the provincial PC leadership election. These are excerpts from our May Edition of the Eye on Alberta report. […]
A Post-Mortem of Alberta’s “Fear & Loathing” Election and a Lesson for Pollsters
Monday April 23rd was the most exciting election Albertans have ever seen. Indeed, it marks one of the greatest political “comebacks” in Canadian history. And in 850 words we’ll cover what happened and why. First, let me begin with a mea culpa. The polling industry did a poor job calling this election – not […]
Campaign 2012: This Might Get Loud
Last month, on this very page, I said voters are restless and this provincial election will be one to watch; unlike most Alberta campaigns, this will be one that matters to the election outcome. But the dramatic change in the interim has startled even we who were expecting it. If a writ had been […]
It’s been a while, but Alberta is about to see a “real” provincial campaign
Anyone who thought the provincial election would be over before it began may be in for a surprise. Based on a survey of 1400 Albertans by ThinkHQ Public Affairs Inc. completed last week, the race to be Alberta’s next Government is tightening, and it signals that for the first time in almost 20 years, […]
Is there such a thing as an underdog in the lead?
What’s more difficult? Being an underdog who must overcome steep odds to achieve an unlikely win or being the “odds-on” favorite who must fend off all challengers to try to hold on to a lead? That’s a question that Premier Alison Redford may be able to answer next spring. Flashback just a few months […]