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Originally Posted by woob
Coming from someone who voted Liberal, Conservative, Liberal (and fully accept that the Liberals are borking it) I wouldn't at all be surprised if Liberals won again. I also wouldn't be surpised if Trudeau is not at the helm when that election occurs.
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I've been eligible to vote since 2003 and federally I voted CPC right up until 2015 (with the exception of 2004, voted LPC). In 2015, I voted LPC again.
My vote is available for the taking, and -- using TheIronMaiden's numbers -- I just don't understand why the CPC are hell-bent on chasing down the sub-5% of mindless convoy idiot-type voters and not appealing to the much larger slice of the LPC's pie they
could take by abandoning their socially conservative positions which everyone and their dog knows are deeply unpopular with the majority of voters. It shouldn't be this hard to win against the LPC with their track record, but the CPC picks the worst people and the worst policies to chase ... what, the people who voted for Max Bernier?
I know this horse has been beaten endlessly, but I still say the worst move the CPC did was hang Peter Mackay out to dry when he (rightfully) pointed out that Andrew Scheer's social conservatism was an albatross around the neck of the party.
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Originally Posted by Global News
Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says he regrets how some people interpreted his comment that current leader Andrew Scheer’s socially conservatives values were a “stinking albatross.”
MacKay made the remark after the last federal election in referring to how Scheer was dogged during the campaign by questions about same-sex marriage and abortion.
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He said if Conservatives want to return to government, they’ve got to be honest with themselves and be more forward-looking.
MacKay says he believes he represents the values of conservatives in Alberta and Saskatchewan and is offering a more moderate centrist message than Scheer.
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He was right, the problem with the CPC was so blatantly obvious. So they picked Erin O'Toole who seemed to change his opinion every other time he was asked for it. Then when they were given a second chance with Charest, they pick PP instead who is even less likeable.