Desperate for Election Drama
It’s election day in Alberta. A busy day for us at 660 News… but I’m getting no sympathy from friends in other parts of the country.
Colleagues at tv and radio stations in Ontario say running an election in Alberta is a waste of time. Apparently traders on Bay Street are watching the election - but the office pools are betting on how FEW seats the Liberals and NDP will win.
This is the fourth provincial election I’ve covered in Alberta. Four elections - with four similar results. (I swear big sections of the first three victory speeches from Ralph Klein were recycled save his famous “welcome to Ralph’s World” line)
There is hope. Ed Stelmach is a rookie leader. There are a bunch of decent candidates running for the Liberals (especially in Calgary). And there are lots of new Albertan’s voting for the first time.
So… for the record… I’m rooting for drama tonight when the polls close. I don’t know if I’ll get it - but I’m atleast I’m cheering for some close races to give us something to talk about tomorrow morning.