The provincial election’s most uncertain battleground: Edmonton
Posted Apr 2, 2012 1:33 pm.
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Edmonton is shaping up as a key battle ground in the provincial election campaign.
Globe and Mail writer Josh Wingrove says polls suggest in some ridings in the Capital Region there are as many as five candidates that could emerge as the winner on April 23rd.
Wingrove says the Redford goverment has lots to lose and that’s why the Premier and her party are spending more time in Edmonton.
“Where they have cabinet ministers,” Wingrove tells 660News, (if) “they can’t win those, then they’re going to be in trouble. But the Wildrose is strong … stronger than a lot of people thought they were. So the battles are shaping up differently than they ever have before.”
Wingrove says the Tories have the most to lose in Edmonton, where voters have always leaned a little more to the left than the right.
“So it’s a total different battle up there,” Wingrove continues. “And Wildrose’s poll numbers aren’t as high in Edmonton. So you’re going to see real different battle up in Edmonton than you’ll see in Calgary and particularly further down in Southern Alberta.”
(As) “the election goes on these leaders will be spending every waking hour they can, banging on whatever door and shaking whatever hand they can,” he adds. “And I think Edmonton will be a huge, huge part of that. You’ll see them more in the cities as the time winds down.”
Just over three weeks remain in the election campaign with Albertans going to the polls on Monday April 23rd.
