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Originally Posted by Slava
Sure, his platform isn't amazing (at this point), but that's hardly the main ingredient for electoral success. While its just my opinion, quite often the party with the most well thought out platform isn't the most popular when it comes time for people to cast their ballot. Name recognition is key, without question (and one of the reasons an incumbent is so hard to beat).
Aside from that, look what he'll be running against. One party who elected a swath of young and inexperienced MPs predominantly from one province who was suddenly hungry for change. A government with an ever increasing debt who has hardly stuck to any fiscally conservative principles - they've spent more than any government in history, meddled in the 'free' markets and are hardly beacons of austerity and efficiency. My point is that maybe his platform isn't awe inspiring at this time, but then again none of them are. Aside from pure partisanship it would be hard to look at what's on paper and get enthused about any of them!
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I don't disagree with that , which makes it even that more disheartening that Trudeau is who the Liberals are going with.
I don't agree with almost anything the NDP stands for , I'm not particular happy with the direction the Conservatives are headed by messing with the "free" markets and then Trudeau who doesn't fall far from the tree only with much less substance, he'd be a disaster for Alberta, I'm sure he'd be loved in Quebec though.
There's no chance I'd ever vote for the NDP or a Liberal lead by Trudeau.
Basically it has just right of center voters like myself left with one option of voting for the Cons in fear of one of the others will get in.