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He is one happy camper. But when push comes to shove, he shoves.

Like a coach in the locker room after the big win, United Conservative leader Jason Kenney wants to talk about the shellacking his team gave the Notley NDP Thursday night.

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What it says about how voters really feel, what message it sends to the tone-deaf Notley NDP government.

How the Notley NDP should maybe can the happy-talk shtick and start listening to Albertans instead of telling them what’s good for them.

You see, in and around Innisfail and up in Fort McMurray, people voted for a new member of the legislature Thursday night.

It was 2-0 for the UCP by a wide margin. They had been UCP seats but the winning margin was wide.

Wide, as in a stunning 73 points ahead of the NDP in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and a hardly-broke-a-sweat 36 points in front of the Dippers in Fort McMurray.

Uniting two conservative parties into one is doing what it promised to do. Make it an uphill battle for the NDP.