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Originally Posted by pylon
Count me as a troglodyte that voted for the UCP. I think Smith is a buffoon, that needs to keep her yap shut, especially during her stream of consciousness moments, but I believe the party will dispose of her in due time. In fact I'm sure of it.
The bottom line is, I hold conservative values, and I'm voting for that ideology, not an individual.
Should the democratic process put the NDP in power, so be it. That's the will of the people and I'll accept it. I'm not going to move to Texas. I'm not gonna side eye my NDP supporting neighbour, insult him, or question his intelligence. I'll still lend him my ladder to put up his Christmas lights, wave to him in the morning and let his kid play with my Daschund.
We are allowed to have different opinions and values, without painting each other as human feces or psychopathic animals for having different values and ideologies. Something many people on this board really need to learn, on both sides.
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I imagine this is where most of Trump's support comes from in the States, conservatives voting on policy over person. Makes sense... only thing I would debate on is by voting for Smith it validates her leadership style. If she wins she gains strength... the party won't dump her after winning an election, they'll follow her lead, and the insane nonsense she says could start to become realized. Same thing as the states, when you elect nutty leaders it creates a mandate of nuttiness for the whole party. The vote you thought you were giving to your good ol' UCP could be the same vote that ruins it.