Thread by @nomdelamour

THREAD: Guess it's advanced voting day 1. Let me tell you when I was a Wildrose campaign worker. Youth campaign coordinator to be more precise. I was on Bruce McAllister's team. I looked up to him as a smart, funny Global News anchor every morning growing up. #ableg #abelxn

Got a few friends on board who wanted to increase youth voter turnout and instill real change in gov. We beat Ted Morton (who's now simping for Smith). I was elated. My first (real) campaign success. But only two years later, our success was in vain.. #abelxn #abpoli #abvotes

My colleagues and I felt so betrayed. Our hard work against the PC dynasty, momentum for the WR, all but vanished during that press conference. McAllister and Smith turned their backs on the party, their constituents, and all the volunteers like me who believed in them. #abelxn twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The worst defection in AB political history. A reason I told my local #UCP candidate I will not be voting for her because of Smith. All she could say was "Oh, alright thanks". Smith said it herself "...early warning signs" of the PC government. #abvotes #abelxn #ableg

Now, it is her party who wants to scare you into submission, that her way is the only way. Do not believe them. The UCP early warning signs came from 9 years ago, and the warning bells keep going off. Just ask the former Wildrose supporters in Highwood. #abpoli #AbElection2023

If we as a province are fooled a second time, then the shame is on us. I don't agree with Notley 100%, but her intentions are a lot clearer and more sound than Smith's tenfold. Yesterday, I met lots of ABs voting NDP for the first time. You won't be alone if you do the same.

Lend your vote to @RachelNotley and the @albertaNDP if you want a return to stable, competent, educated leadership that you don't hear about every day in the news. Government should be boring, not a circus. #AbElection2023 #NDP #UCP #abpoli #ableg