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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Do you think there’s an actual example of someone who thinks Trudeau is a wicked witch and would suddenly be compelled to vote NDP because, after 3.5 years, Singh forced an early election?
Describe some of this imaginary person’s other beliefs.
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The issue is people on this board continue to think it represents the vast majority of Canadians.
The vast majority of Canadians do not sit on message boards, Twitter, Bluesky (or whatever it is called) , etc all day, worrying about every tweet and comment a politician does.
Most Canadians do not really care about politics nor are they educated regarding policy. They see the headlines. The headline narrative has changed recently to "Trudeau is toxic for Canada" and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. I have diehard liberal friends who in the last few months have completely changed their tune - And it is because of nothing more then the popular sentiment is now "JT Sucks"
As we just saw in the US the biggest issue isn't people vote flipping, it's people not even coming out to vote. The Republicans got the same amount of votes as before and yet they dominated this election. Right now the people who are going to vote are the people who want change.
A lot of people (even on this board) are saying "Everyone Sucks" - Well for some this will make the NDP not suck and get them off their couches vs sitting at home at just not voting
I do believe there are voters who weren't going to vote for the Cons, and who also believed the NDP are part of the problem.
By taking the stand again JT, Singh at least gives himself some ammo that instead of being the enabler of the "downfall of Canada" he gets to be the "Savior who forced JT out"
This will be the headlines over the next few weeks (It already is " NDP voting no Confidence/Giving JT an ultimatum)
Now how many people this sways ? I have no idea nor whether is makes any actual difference. But momentum can build fast.
For all of you thinking the Cons are going to lose ground over the next 10 , months, that Canadians are going to realize PP is a weasel, etc etc that is preached on this board constantly, doesn't it make sense for the NDP to position themselves to take advantage of when this mistake happens? To give voters another choice?
This also is a hail mary by Singh to keep the party leadership. If people buy into the narrative that he took down JT / Is the one "looking out for the average Canadian" and his popularity rises he cements himself longer term as the NDP leader/ Saves his job
Does it work? Guess we will see what happens in the polls over the next while, but short term I would predict we see a NDP bump.