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Originally Posted by woob
And yet he made headway in many Ontario ridings, ousting the NDP in some of them. 13 of 17 last I heard.
I still think he needs to go.
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Sure, they did make some progress. But within the context of the situation, it was a massive failure.
In the last year and half, virtually every single national election in developed nations has resulted in the incumbent party losing vote share, often significantly. There has been a massive anti-incumbent wave worldwide since 2022, so simply by default, the Conservatives should have had a pretty easy path to victory. Instead, the Liberals gained 11 points overall and are currently +3.3 points compared to the Conservatives relative to 2021.
People chalk it up to Trump, but the only reason Trump could be weaponized against the Conservatives is because they made the fatal error of cozying up to his brand of conservatism. Conservative Premiers in Canada had no issues winning reelection in the same climate.
So sure, they picked up some seats and some votes which I guess can be considered progress. But a monkey running could have probably produced a better result. So relative to the expectations and within the current context, it was a failure, punctuated by their leader not even winning his own seat that he has held for 2 decades.