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arikara

(5,562 posts)
Tue May 5, 2015, 11:35 PM May 2015

Rachel Notley, an NDP leader 50 years in the making

Rachel Notley was born with orange roots.

She came into the world, and a very political world it must have been, two years after her father helped found the Alberta NDP.

She was four when her father, Grant, became the nascent party's leader.

He went on to become a legend in Alberta politics.

Now his daughter seems poised to join him.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/elections/alberta-votes/rachel-notley-an-ndp-leader-50-years-in-the-making-1.3062239


Congratulations Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP.
Harper is next to go!!!

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Rachel Notley, an NDP leader 50 years in the making (Original Post) arikara May 2015 OP
What a t-shirt! eloydude May 2015 #1
HA! love it! nt laundry_queen May 2015 #2
Congrats, laundry queen on the most awesome victory! Joe Shlabotnik May 2015 #3
Thanks Joe laundry_queen May 2015 #5
They showed one in orange on the cbc election coverage last night arikara May 2015 #8
I am in shock! Spazito May 2015 #4
My riding went orange too laundry_queen May 2015 #6
I am hoping the wish for change goes national in the upcoming federal election... Spazito May 2015 #7

arikara

(5,562 posts)
8. They showed one in orange on the cbc election coverage last night
Wed May 6, 2015, 12:22 PM
May 2015

On the back it had the names of the candidates from all the ridings.

Spazito

(54,362 posts)
4. I am in shock!
Wed May 6, 2015, 12:20 AM
May 2015

I voted for the NDP candidate in my riding but was sure it would still go to the Cons but it DIDN'T, it went orange in a big way!

I was sure it would be a minority government at best, am so glad I was wrong.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
6. My riding went orange too
Wed May 6, 2015, 12:43 AM
May 2015

And the PC incumbent finished third.

I am still in shock too. But happy. Very, very, super happy.

Spazito

(54,362 posts)
7. I am hoping the wish for change goes national in the upcoming federal election...
Wed May 6, 2015, 09:20 AM
May 2015

time to throw out the Harper cabal. If the Cons can be thrown out of Alberta, anything is possible now!

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