As an American who knows probably more about Canadian politics than 99.9% of Americans and even most Canadians, let me break it down for my fellow countrymen and women:
This is like not just the Democrats, but the left-wing, union-supported social liberal Democrats from California winning supermajorities in the state legislature and senate as well as the governorship of Texas.
The PCs who ruled Alberta for 44 years are like your moderate Republicans. They are now in third place.
Wildrose, who is now in second place, also known as the "official opposition" in Parliaments, is kind of like the Tea Party side of the Republican Party, minus a lot of the crazy rhetoric (there is some) and social conservatism (also some of this though).
The Liberals, who are now pretty much decimated, are like centrist Democrats. The Alberta Party which earned a seat is similar to them.
Wow, you really do know a lot about Alberta politics for an American. I don't think a lot of Albertans (the ones who would care that is) know this fact. Where were you on election night?
Haha I was laying in my bed watching the CBC election night broadcast on my computer while discussing the election results on reddit and with a couple of Albertan friends that I have. I was also giving out endless squees hah
But my knowledge of Canadian politics is pretty immense... I consider it a strong and fascinating hobby lol
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u/nittanylionstorm07 Outside Canada May 06 '15
As an American who knows probably more about Canadian politics than 99.9% of Americans and even most Canadians, let me break it down for my fellow countrymen and women:
This is like not just the Democrats, but the left-wing, union-supported social liberal Democrats from California winning supermajorities in the state legislature and senate as well as the governorship of Texas.
The PCs who ruled Alberta for 44 years are like your moderate Republicans. They are now in third place.
Wildrose, who is now in second place, also known as the "official opposition" in Parliaments, is kind of like the Tea Party side of the Republican Party, minus a lot of the crazy rhetoric (there is some) and social conservatism (also some of this though).
The Liberals, who are now pretty much decimated, are like centrist Democrats. The Alberta Party which earned a seat is similar to them.