Tom Flanagan to run Wildrose campaign in Alberta election
Former Conservative national campaign manager Tom Flanagan will be running the spring election campaign for Albertas Wildrose Party, the latest sign that the allegiances of federal Conservatives are split in the partys home base.
Wildrose is a libertarian upstart casting itself as a more-conservative alternative to the governing Progressive Conservatives, who have strung together 40 consecutive years of government in the province. A poll Monday showed Wildrose gaining, but still well behind the PCs led by Premier Alison Redford.
Conservative MPs from Alberta are under orders to stay neutral in the race, but some acknowledge theres a split among their caucus, voters and donors. It was Ms. Smith not then-premier Ed Stelmach who was photographed with Mr. Harper at last summers Calgary Stampede, a meeting some federal Conservatives have pointed to as a signal.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tom-flanagan-to-run-wildrose-campaign-in-alberta-election/article2312499/
Guess one calls this "Harper's Team"!