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Originally Posted by FireFly
He was a star candidate because people liked HIM, not the party necessarily. The Liberals knew he'd win his riding regardless. People who worked on his campaign most likely did so because of HIM, not the party.
In regards to his stance on gay marriage, etc., it doesn't matter due to Conservative policy of free votes.
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As per MarchHare's comment above:
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Vancouver-Kingsway has also been a solid lock for the Liberals. Since the riding was re-created in 1997, the Liberal candidate has won everytime. In 1997, 2004, and 2006, the Reform/Conservative candidate was not able to muster more than 20% of the vote. The Alliance candidate had 30% in 2000, compared to the Liberal's 43.7%. Bingo is quite right; it's highly unlikely the voters of Vancouver-Kingsway wish to be represented by a Conservative.
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And as far as the campaign workers, usually they support the party, have a nomination meeting, then support the member who was nominated. There are probably some who would work for him regardless of the party, but I'm willing to bet that would be a minority.
As was pointed out numerous times in the Rob Anders debate, people often vote for the party, not the candidate.