tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post112888284350753895..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: placing odds on the next king of alberta...davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1129174295753762532005-10-12T21:31:00.000-06:002005-10-12T21:31:00.000-06:00gallivan girl, thanks for stopping by. Hancock wou...gallivan girl, thanks for stopping by. <BR/><BR/>Hancock wouldn't be a bad choice. Like we've said before, he's a decent guy, but we think his Red Tory Edmonton background will be his undooing in the race. But, things change.<BR/><BR/>Vote of non-confience, eh? That would make for some entertaining blogging, but we'll blog it when we see it. ;-)davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1129102565226936122005-10-12T01:36:00.000-06:002005-10-12T01:36:00.000-06:00Peter, the better question would be: "where did St...Peter, the better question would be: "where did Stelmach come from?"<BR/><BR/>From what our sources tell us, many Tories, who aren't in Lord Dinning's camp and want a rural candidate are scared of Morton and his right-wing agenda. They're looking for a moderate rural MLA to take the charge against Dinning. Someone who can rally the rural vote without offending too many urban Tory supporters. <BR/><BR/>Though we're not sure if Stelmach meets this criteria, we are 99% that Ted Morton as PC Leader would equal Premier Kevin Taft. Which of course we wouldn't mind, but we're sure that's not what many Tories would like to see. <BR/><BR/>We're willing to bet that Morton's hyper rightwingism probably offends many of the old boy rural Tories who don't want to shake things up too too much and are just concerned with keeping their massive majorities. And of course, there are those Tories who aren't crazy right-wing, but are looking for someone other than Dinning.<BR/><BR/>But of course, don't count Morton out for the race. He's still selling a wack load of memberships.davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1129073202802703062005-10-11T17:26:00.000-06:002005-10-11T17:26:00.000-06:00I'm tempted to say I'd leave the province (I'm tem...I'm tempted to say I'd leave the province (I'm tempted to say this a lot, actually) if Morton wins, but I really don't think the dynasty can survive with someone like him at the helm; he'd prove too unpallatable in the end. So, sell on, social conservative wing...<BR/><BR/>Anything to unseat the brutes...interlocutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694400324514641029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1129067989145912422005-10-11T15:59:00.000-06:002005-10-11T15:59:00.000-06:00what? I thought we we're king?what? I thought we we're king?davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1128970555269419292005-10-10T12:55:00.000-06:002005-10-10T12:55:00.000-06:00I'm King of Alberta!I'm King of Alberta!Nastyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372361798814471227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1128969479700367112005-10-10T12:37:00.000-06:002005-10-10T12:37:00.000-06:00Not sure what the format will be. We're assuming a...Not sure what the format will be. We're assuming a one-member-one-vote ballot style like in 1992. From what we recollect, the last time they had the first ballot (with Betkowski edging out Klein by one vote) and then had the second ballot two weeks later (with Klein slamming Betkowski by thousands of votes). THough from what we understand, the cutoff for membership sales in 1992 was right before you voted. So, someone could walk in and buy a membership (if this is unaccurate, someone correct us). <BR/><BR/>We'd assume they'd have some more stringent rules this time around.<BR/><BR/>We'd assume, seeing as how the majority of the Tory Caucus is rural, that the rural establishment will back someone like Stelmach, while the Calgary Mafia backs Mr. Dinning's corporate Calgary agenda. <BR/><BR/>Like we said before, this will be a real urban tory vs. rural tory battle.davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1128967911797583392005-10-10T12:11:00.000-06:002005-10-10T12:11:00.000-06:00I'd put some of my rebate money on Ted Morton at 8...I'd put some of my rebate money on Ted Morton at 8-1 odds. He'll have all the special interest groups backing him and has a pretty strong organization.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know what format the leadership race will use? Is it one member one vote? Delegates by ridings? Preferential ballot or multiple votes? Stuff like this going to affect the votes a lot. <BR/><BR/>If they haven't decided yet, does anyone know who the party establishment backs? I presume they'll fix the rules to help their guy.calgarygrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496123174056722783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-1128884323946185942005-10-09T12:58:00.000-06:002005-10-09T12:58:00.000-06:00What are the odds of Daveberta producing a politic...What are the odds of Daveberta producing a political blogger's guide to Ed Stelmach? Ed Stelmacholophus, who came from the East to do battle with Dinningceratops! A dinosaur battle for the ages.<BR/><BR/>But, as you say, do not discount the fearsome Micromortonosaurus.CFAC Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587870077249591868noreply@blogger.com