The electoral map has been recoloured, but Alberta's rural blue hasn't budged an inch.
Despite some promising gains in urban areas, the NDP was unable to find success in the less populated parts of the province during Monday's provincial election."The rural/urban question is one of the most important political questions of our generation," University of Athabasca professor Paul Kellogg said. "The vote difference isn't just in Alberta, but it's definitely noticeable .
The party will no doubt be hearing suggestions from Take Back Alberta , a group that has rural origins. "The fear that exists in the small towns and countryside and the sometimes elitism that can seem to exist inside the cities, these two things do not have to exist," he said. "We need to find ways of communicating and relating.
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