On the Debate
Reaction from yours truly, Hatrock, Santos, Tougas, and Daveberta.
On Going Neg
1. A former Liberal MLA offers the PCs free advice on how to go neg, envisioning grainy and unflattering pictures of Smith with an ominous voice over warning “Danielle Smith wants to bring American-style health care to Alberta“.
2. The master of going neg digs up some old Danielle Smith quotes on abortion and private Health Care.
3. The PC campaign complains about the floor crossers they lost over two years ago and Lyle Oberg.
On the Challenges of Going Neg
Danielle Smith reminds everyone she’s pro-choice and pro-gay marriage. Which should remind us why the PCs have had a difficult time painting her as a right wing bogeyman.
On Advertising
Daveberta digs up one of the worst election ads I have ever seen:
And also this kind of cool one:
However, an ad exec once told me that if someone is branding themselves as “not your father’s car”, it’s because they have reams of focus group data saying people see them as “your father’s car”.
Sing a Song for Glen
The Alberta Party has released a campaign song:
It’s no “Ted Morton is the Man“, but it’s infinitely less annoying than “Sing a Song for Jim“.
Speaking of “The Man”, he has once again broken new ground, becoming the first candidate to ever post a topless photo of himself on his website bio:
