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Originally Posted by DFO

This '60% of the country hates you' response from those opposing the CPC is getting old quick. Do people realize that Mean Jean's highwater mark in 1993 was only 41.24% of the popular vote?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eral_elections

The difference is that Chretien's governments always represented the median voter. It's wasn't ever the rightmost or leftmost 40% governing with a majority, as it is now.