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By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lethbridge Herald According to a survey by Cardinal Research on 2,626 randomly selected voters shows the separatist Republican Party of Alberta (RPA) in third place behind the UCP and NPD respectively. The Cardinal Research website says the RPA is cutting into the UCP vote share in rural Alberta while leapfrogging over both the Liberal Party of Alberta and the newly renamed Alberta Progressive Conservative party. Cameron Davies, leader of the RPA, says this is the first time the party has been included in a survey, and its numbers are a sign of optimism. \u201cWhat it shows is our message is resonating with Albertans, we\u2019re getting out there, we\u2019re doing the work\u2026we\u2019re talking to Albertans about the issues that matter to them.\u201d How those… <\/p>\n

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By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lethbridge Herald According to a survey by Cardinal Research on 2,626 randomly selected voters shows the separatist Republican Party of Alberta (RPA) in third place behind the UCP and NPD respectively. The Cardinal Research website says the RPA is cutting into the UCP vote share in rural Alberta while leapfrogging over both the Liberal Party of Alberta and the newly renamed Alberta Progressive Conservative party. Cameron Davies, leader of the RPA, says this is the first time the party has been included in a survey, and its numbers are a sign of optimism. \u201cWhat it shows is our message is resonating with Albertans, we\u2019re getting out there, we\u2019re doing the work\u2026we\u2019re talking to Albertans about the issues that matter to them.\u201d How those... <\/p>\n

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