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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
PP is a modern Canadian conservative he panders to his religious' base, but not so hard he scares away moderate conservatives. He promises a better economy, but doesn't plan on working with any kind of economic austerity. In short, the economic course will largely stay the same, but there will be a sharp decrease in social justice rhetoric and an increase of right wing dog whistles.
PP looks like a strong candidate because his job is to be the primary critic of an increasingly unpopular and scandal ridden PM.
Is he dangerous? probably not in small doses but give any PM 10 years and they will find a way to make their friends rich and push through some ideologically driven BS.
Odds are good he is the next PM so long as he can steer clear of any anti abortion or homophobic scandals.
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This is bang on IMO. The wave Poilievre is riding is in large part due to incompetence of JT and the overall easy target he and his government have become.
As much as many people have already made up their minds and defined him, I think Poilievre will have a chance to really define himself once it’s him in the spotlight and not just slinging mud at a giant target. I doubt he’s the radical the left want to paint him as but he’ll be hated by them all the same.
My guess is he won’t actually defund the CBC and he won’t actually entirely axe the carbon tax. He’ll just create exceptions he can campaign on i.e. farmers, home heating, etc.