The Wildrose, whose campaign staff borrowed heavily from Harper’s old federal team, was ideologically attuned with Harper’s Reform roots and its rejection in rock-ribbed Alberta clearly stung.
Winnipeg Free Press:Alberta Progressive Conservative win holds lessons for Harper's pro-Wildrose MPs
The Chronicle Herald: Almost to a man and a woman, the architects of Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith’s failed bid belonged to Harper’s initial team.
The StarPhenix: From Mr. Harper's former campaign chair, Calgary academic Tom Flanagan, to a number of federal Conservative party workers, it was clear the federal campaign machine was working for Danielle Smith's Wildrose.
Winnipeg Free Press:Alberta Progressive Conservative win holds lessons for Harper's pro-Wildrose MPs
The Chronicle Herald: Almost to a man and a woman, the architects of Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith’s failed bid belonged to Harper’s initial team.
The StarPhenix: From Mr. Harper's former campaign chair, Calgary academic Tom Flanagan, to a number of federal Conservative party workers, it was clear the federal campaign machine was working for Danielle Smith's Wildrose.
雷福德团队的胜利来之不易，因为在竞选期间，保守党的支持率大部分时间均落在野蔷薇党之后。但在选战最后一周，野蔷薇党2名候选人分别发表同性恋和种族主义言论，令其失去一些选票，加上保守党在最后时刻夺得一些自由党支持者的选票，故该党因策略投票而受惠。有年轻选民表示，本来不愿意投票给保守党，但为了阻止野蔷薇党，不得不将票投给保守党。