Earlier this week, Kathy Kerr and I had a conversation with CTV News Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins on: ➡️The resignation of Alberta NDP MLA Rodrigo Loyola to run for the Liberal Party of Canada. 🧵

Political Advisor Najib Jutt & Mount Royal University Political Scientist Duane Bratt discuss the week's biggest stories on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

Timely conversation last week with Mount Royal U political scientist Duane Bratt and CTV News Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins on: ➡️Trump’s Global Tariffism - US President Donald J. Trump continues to tariff-ize the world with on again/off again seemingly 🧵

Last week on CTV News Alberta Primetime, Kathy Kerr and I spoke with host Michael Higgins on: ➡️Federal Election Polling - all pollsters and aggregators are projecting a Liberal Party majority. An EKOS poll on advance voting shows the Liberals 🧵

Political Advisor Najib Jutt & Political Analyst John Santos discuss the week's biggest stories on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel. ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

Another great conversation with John B. Santos and CTV News Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins: ➡️Alberta’s Wexit Temper Tantrum - a thinly veiled first step in (Governor) Danielle Smith attempt to make Alberta the 51st state. The stars (and stripes) in her eyes keep her from 🧵

Political Advisor Najib Jutt & Political Scientist Duane Bratt discuss the week's biggest political stories on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel. ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

Political Advisor Najib Jutt & Political Scientist Brendan Boyd discuss the G7 Summit and more on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel. ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

Former MLA Karen McPherson & Political Strategist Najib Jutt discuss the Alberta Next Panel town halls and more on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

Political Advisor Najib Jutt & Political Analyst John Santos discuss the premiers' meeting, municipal elections and more on Alberta Primetime's Politics Panel ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

[Jutt] said even having a mayoral candidate on a slate hasn’t resulted in “a standout campaign from the other candidates who are mostly independents.” “I don’t see anyone who’s really put their finger on the pulse of what is really driving people in this municipal election,”

“It’s the public signs, Najib Jutt said, that can become an issue. “If anything, people might just associate you with the clutter, especially if you’re doing it for vanity, not visibility.”

“Many undecided voters might not cast a ballot at all, says political analyst Najib Jutt, adding that there is a lack of choice when it comes to candidates who are newer to politics.”

There’s a difference between a chronic candidate (vanity projects disguised as campaigns) & someone who is persistent & working hard during and in between election cycles to earn votes. Giselle General (she/her) is a good example of the latter (not an endorsement but more of a spotlight).

“Najib Jutt says the best choice for voters is to use their own discretion, do research, and find a candidate who best aligns with their own values in an elected official.” ctvnews.ca/edmonton/artic…

“Best case, the TPA can dive deeper into an issue and say things that maybe the candidate or party can’t say,” Najib Jutt told CTV News Edmonton. “But they can also muddy the waters. They can be misleading because they aren’t held to the same scrutiny as a political candidate.”

Not sure how I feel about the new name that AI captioning has chosen for me “Political Strategist The Jeep Jet” but let’s see if it catches on 😂 I shared my thoughts on the final days of campaigning on CTV Edmonton Your Morning Edmonton: ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

When corporations need bailouts, they are “too big to fail”, but when 50k teachers ask for fair compensation, they’re being “unreasonable”. The erosion of collective bargaining continues as teachers are threatened with back to work legislation. ctvnews.ca/edmonton/video…

But Jutt isn’t so sure voters rejected party politics. “I would argue from the viewpoint of Better Edmonton, this was a massive success for them,” Jutt chalks the success up to 3 out of 4 BE candidates winning in their respective wards…also finished 2nd in 5 council races…

“This means Knack spent about $2.60 per vote he received, compared to $14.45 for Cartmell.” “I think what we saw here is a rejection of Tim Cartmell,” said political advisor Najib Jutt. “I just think that no amount of money in the world was going to make people vote for him.”