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Originally Posted by Ark2
Maybe that's what it is for you, but, for the most part, you follow politics and are in tuned to what's going on. Most people aren't like that at all. Ask them why they don't like Harper and they will probably tell you that they think he is a dork or they don't like his haircut.
I realize this, but I think that has a lot more to do with partisanship. It goes both ways, of course. My dad, for instance, is a CPC member (I'm not) and he is absolutely giddy over the fact that the Liberals are getting crushed. I try to tell him how the Conservatives blew what should have been a cake walk to a majority, but he doesn't seem to care. I really hate partisanship like that. Say what you will about me, but if it took voting for the Liberals to stop the NDP from gaining power, I would do it without hesitation.
Which is why they need a new leader. We've seen what is important to the people in this election, find a charismatic guy that talks a good game and the CPC will get their majority.
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Harper is the best leader the CPC has ever had (in terms of electability). This is largely because he has been willing to move the CPC to the middle, and because he's very good at controlling the agenda (read, not talking about the things that make the Conservatives uncomfortable and muffling his caucus). The reality is that many Canadians are fundamentally liberal (or socialist). It will always be difficult for the CPC to gain a majority, regardless of leader.
Flaherty? Predicted no recession, created the budget update that almost took the Cons out of government. Prentice? Corporate hack, the driving force behind unpopular copyright bills. Kenney? Popular here, but does the rest of the country really know him? Mackay? Probably the best option, but risks alienating the "Reform" CPC voters.