Tue Sep 20, 2022 – 11:04 am EDT
HIGH RIVER, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – Alberta leadership candidate Danielle Smith, who said she would target federal government overreach with a law preventing the imposition of vaccine mandates, is the clear frontrunner according to a new poll.
A Mainstreet Research survey commissioned by the Western Standard shows that amongst United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) leaning voters, Smith had 44 percent support.
Her next closest rival, UCP MLA Brian Jean, had 20 percent, with Travis Toews, who has current Premier Jason Kenney’s backing, standing at 19 percent support.
The only candidate in the running with the full endorsement of Campaign Life Coalition, Todd Loewen, has 7 percent support.
The poll, which was conducted from September 7 to 8 and surveyed 1,247 adults aged 18 and over, shows that while Smith is most popular among high income earning female voters, with 48.4 percent support, she also polled favorably with low income female voters, at 42.2 percent.
Interpreting the poll, the CEO and president of Mainstreet Research, Quito Maggi, stated that “It’s pretty clear Daniel Smith is the favorite here.”
The UCP is set to elect its new leader on October
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