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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I'm not sure it matters.
Dion could very well have been the most intelligent and well intentioned leader the Liberals have had in decades, and he was figuratively assassinated by attack ads.
The people don't want a nice smart guy. They want confident and bullish. Trudeau at least has one of those down.
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Things like the Green Shaft didn't help. Even parts of his own party caucus were opposed to it, and it helped create a perception of Dion as a "lone wolf". The coalition/attempted parliamentary coup likewise did not work in his favour. And we have a Conservative majority today because of Dion.
But the Conservatives were certainly well able to dictate the public view of both Dion and Ignatief. I have said in the past that such methods have a shelf-life, however. Trudeau may well be a big beneficiary if the narrative falls on deaf ears this time around.