Trump's Unpopularity Is a Problem for Alberta's Separatists
Republican political operatives from Michigan were reportedly in Alberta in late January, meeting separatist organizers about get-out-the-vote software. Researchers writing in The Conversation Canada report that their new research explains why that sort of association is awkward for the movement: Trump isn't popular in Alberta, Albertans know it, and connecting Trump to the separatist movement reduces intentions to vote for separatism.
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The odd detail is the asymmetry: organizers reportedly took meetings with American operatives about get-out-the-vote software, while the research suggests the Trump association is what costs them support.
And what's measured is intentions to vote for separatism, not votes — a directional signal about how the association plays, not a referendum forecast.