NDP and UCP are neck-and-neck in support but a united right has been NDP’s kryptonite
The provincial election campaign in Alberta is quietly on, even if it hasn’t officially begun. The legislature will rise before the end of this month. The Alberta NDP and the United Conservative Party are wrapping up their nominations and, as of this week, both have their campaign managers lined up.
The NDP has a stronger slate of candidates than in past years, and they have an unprecedented amount of cash to run ads and a. The NDP also said Thursday they will turn to trusted adviser Nathan Rotman – a former national director for the federal party and a former chief of staff to Ms. Notley – as campaign manager. Mr. Rotman will be taking a leave from his job as a policy lead for Airbnb for the campaign period.
But the last time Ms. Notley won an Alberta election, conservatives were in the throes of battling among themselves, with the movement split into the PC and Wildrose parties. In 2019, by contrast, they got trounced by the United Conservatives led by Jason Kenney. In this campaign, Ms. Notley’s party will argue that Ms. Smith doesn’t have good judgment, and spends too much of her time trying to placate the most conservative elements of her party. They will focus on strengths such as health care rather than “fighting for the sake of fighting,” which has been the NDP framing of the UCP strategy. They will contrast their positions, such as their commitment to universal access to free prescription contraception while the UCP focuses on adoption measures.
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