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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The reason the Liberals are the default governing party of Canada is because they’re adept at tacking with the political winds. They move left when they feel the NDP are a threat, and move right to counter the Conservatives. The Liberals don’t have any strong political convictions besides doing whatever they believe is most likely to get them elected.
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And since the Conservatives were so driven by being 'anti-Liberal' it makes their messaging tough. They can't argue against the ideas because they have the same ones, and because their ideas are so superficial they can't really argue how theirs are better, either. Not to say the Liberals plans aren't superficial, they are, but because the Cons have fumbled everything the past few weeks when it comes to messaging, they're chasing the Liberals shift rather than being ahead of it. Political memories are short. All this bs down south has reset a lot of them, and reset people's priorities. What was said 6 months ago, 5 years ago, or 10 years ago is basically forgotten. Nobody will care that the Cons have been beating that drum for years before hand, it's about who's saying what I want to hear
now! And now is a cycle where the Conservative leader is fresh off talking with Jordan Peterson and appearing weak and indecisive against American pressure and the Liberals are holding the Canadian flag, standing up to a bully and proposing developing resources and upping defense spending, just thing kinds of things the electorate wants to hear (right now).
Politics are all about timing, and the timing is working out a lot more for the Liberals than the Conservatives.