UCP Leads in Alberta, NDP Slips

0:00It's April 10th. Welcome in. This is Calgary News today, where local news meets AI. The latest ledger poll out of Alberta shows the United Conservative Party holding a solid double-digit lead over the NDP. 53% of folks say they vote UCP right now, compared to just 36% for the NDP if an election hit today. That's the UCP of three points since January, while the NDP dipped one, Premier Daniel Smith's approval has climbed to 46%, and eight point jump from October, putting her back where she was early in 20. 25. On the flip side, NDP leader Nahid Nenshi's numbers have slid eight points to 35% approve. This comes right after Avi Lewis snagged the Federal NDP leadership on March 29th. Nenshi wasted no time pushing back, making a clear Alberta's NDP once distanced from that federal direction. When pollsters asked how Lewis affects provincial NDP support, 36% said they're less likely to vote NDP, 9% more likely, and 41% said no change.

1:05The survey hit 1,000-three Albertan adults online from April 3 to 6th, waited for age, gender, and region, with a margin of error of, plus or minus 3.1 points, 19 times out of 20. Numbers like these keep the political be dropping steady in Alberta.