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Originally Posted by SebC
That is certainly not true, as the conservatives were only voted for by the rightmost 40% of Canadians.
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Do you really believe that we can line up all Canadians in a row and order them from left to right and get the political spectrum?
What about the people who are socially liberal and fiscally conservative, would they be left or right of someone who is socially conservative and fiscally liberal?
People don't just see where they stand on a linear spectrum and vote accordingly, they weigh several issues and decide which is the most important.
As for the last election, 39% of the population didn't vote. If 25% of them didn't vote because they wanted a more socially conservative government that puts them on the right of the Conservatives. Then there is the Bolc, they received 6 percent of the vote. Is it possible that of those 6%, 25% of them are right leaning but vote for the Bloc because separating is more important to them than fiscal policies?
If these things are possible, then all of a sudden Harper has the so called median voter. That one guy in the middle who alone can give legitimacy to the elected government.