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Originally Posted by octothorp
Yeah, this is a near constant pattern in conservative politics in western democracies. In addition to those two federal examples, it's the story of the UCP as well... right wing fractures, establishment conservatives can't rule, the far-right only care about about ideology and refuse to compromise, the establishment conservatives care only about ruling, and so they compromise or compete by moving further to the right. Same in the US in recent years, with the tea party movement and then MAGA crowd. And it all hinges on voters caring more about team colours than party ideology.
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But they aren’t the same voters. This shift is mostly about the political realignment where the working class have abandoned the left and are moving to parties of the right while establishment professionals are shifting to the centre-left.