February 20, 2024 — A new Pollara survey of Albertans shows that former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has the potential to excite the Alberta NDP’s base if he were to jump into the leadership race to succeed Rachel Notley. One-in-three (33%) Albertans who say they are likely to buy an NDP membership would be “excited” if Nenshi became the next NDP leader, significantly higher than the 10-to-14% who feel that way about the three declared candidates.
Feelings towards Nenshi are largely positive province-wide, with about twice as many Albertans feeling positive (41%) rather than negative (22%) at the prospect of him leading the NDP.
Though none of the potential candidates for the race are as well known as Rachel Notley (80% know something about her), Albertans are significantly more familiar with Nenshi (51%) than Sarah Hoffman (23%), Kathleen Ganley (9%), or Rakhi Pancholi (7%).
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