It’s really not surprising, it’s hand selected delegates travelling to Calgary in winter… Anything less than 80% would have been shockingly catastrophic for him.
Honestly though, holding onto leadership is good, because he’s lowered their ceiling of support so incredibly low. Yes his support base is large but he basically has no chance of getting the Conservatives a majority.
He lost a 25pt lead in the polls just because Trump won and Trudeau stepped down.
That’s it. He’s so unpopular that he was winning in polls because people were just kind of done with the leader we had, not because of Poilievre. Two things happened that had nothing to do with the Cons or him and poof there goes the election.
He’s a horrible leader, a worse human being, and he’s the best thing for Canada right now as he is single handedly keeping the Conservatives on the outside looking in.
Was never even in play. For one, he keeps a firm grip on power inside the CPC and they make it pretty clear that anyone who goes against him will be attacked brutally and publicly for doing so. Then, on the voter side, if you choose your voters, the voters will choose you. The way they set up the leadership vote ensured those voting would be his base.
He and Jenni Byrne captured the party and keep a tight grip on it. Even though Byrne has formally been distanced, she’s not.
PP won against no one. No other possible candidate for CP leadership put themself forward because it’s Carney’s Canada right now. Carney being super popular and rising. Expect some floor crossings.
The CP know Carney is very popular. He’ll get a majority soon one way or another. Let PP linger until the CP lose a fifth election in a row. Then successors will emerge. Probably Jason Kenney or Melissa Lantsman. Both awful.
In an extremely friendly and loivng manner - 🤗 please adjust your expectations 🤗. The very least so you don’t get disappointed, but also to be better connected with the reality of fellow Canadians so we can take appropriate actions before we reach the point of a large PP (or equivalent) majority. Running a non-profit social media platform certainly helps!
I’m having a similar conversation with some RL friends today.
Nah, he’s revitalized the party, brought in a new demographic of voters, and even gained the most seats the Conservatives have ever seen. Just cause he lost to Carney doesn’t automatically make him a bad party leader.
I think they’re counting on Carney to take on Trump, make some fatal mistake, and then swoop in whatever election comes next.
Just cause he lost to Carney doesn’t automatically make him a bad party leader.
No, it’s his personality, fecklessness, inability to have a thought that doesn’t start with blaming someone else for something, smarminess and completely lacking empathy that makes him a bad leader.
I wasn’t thinking about the loss, but more so the lack of a reasonable response to Trump. He’s still stuck on basic 3 word slogans instead of having any real strategy, unless I just haven’t seen it.
This one surprised me, I expected him to be out…
It’s really not surprising, it’s hand selected delegates travelling to Calgary in winter… Anything less than 80% would have been shockingly catastrophic for him.
Honestly though, holding onto leadership is good, because he’s lowered their ceiling of support so incredibly low. Yes his support base is large but he basically has no chance of getting the Conservatives a majority.
He lost a 25pt lead in the polls just because Trump won and Trudeau stepped down.
That’s it. He’s so unpopular that he was winning in polls because people were just kind of done with the leader we had, not because of Poilievre. Two things happened that had nothing to do with the Cons or him and poof there goes the election.
He’s a horrible leader, a worse human being, and he’s the best thing for Canada right now as he is single handedly keeping the Conservatives on the outside looking in.
Excuse me, for the record it’s pretty warm in Calgary right now!
Was never even in play. For one, he keeps a firm grip on power inside the CPC and they make it pretty clear that anyone who goes against him will be attacked brutally and publicly for doing so. Then, on the voter side, if you choose your voters, the voters will choose you. The way they set up the leadership vote ensured those voting would be his base.
He and Jenni Byrne captured the party and keep a tight grip on it. Even though Byrne has formally been distanced, she’s not.
I look forward to analyses. Was it a lack of clear alternatives, or is their base so far gone that they genuinely think he’s their guy?
PP won against no one. No other possible candidate for CP leadership put themself forward because it’s Carney’s Canada right now. Carney being super popular and rising. Expect some floor crossings.
MORE floor crossings
True, but I assume that if there were an obvious successor waiting in the wings, the result would have been…at least less lopsided.
The CP know Carney is very popular. He’ll get a majority soon one way or another. Let PP linger until the CP lose a fifth election in a row. Then successors will emerge. Probably Jason Kenney or Melissa Lantsman. Both awful.
In an extremely friendly and loivng manner - 🤗 please adjust your expectations 🤗. The very least so you don’t get disappointed, but also to be better connected with the reality of fellow Canadians so we can take appropriate actions before we reach the point of a large PP (or equivalent) majority. Running a non-profit social media platform certainly helps!
I’m having a similar conversation with some RL friends today.
I don’t think anything about politics can disappoint me at this point 😂 😭
Yeah. It’s how it is these days. 🫠
Nah, he’s revitalized the party, brought in a new demographic of voters, and even gained the most seats the Conservatives have ever seen. Just cause he lost to Carney doesn’t automatically make him a bad party leader.
I think they’re counting on Carney to take on Trump, make some fatal mistake, and then swoop in whatever election comes next.
No, it’s his personality, fecklessness, inability to have a thought that doesn’t start with blaming someone else for something, smarminess and completely lacking empathy that makes him a bad leader.
100% agree, but all of those things are apparently Conservative virtues, and the party is tripling down on their pick.
I wasn’t thinking about the loss, but more so the lack of a reasonable response to Trump. He’s still stuck on basic 3 word slogans instead of having any real strategy, unless I just haven’t seen it.
Toss the ass
Dump the dick
Turf the Prick
Fire the Fool
Damn. I should have joined the PC party and started spreading these around.
New one will be Cross The Floor.
No doubt the schoolyard slogans are tiring. I also don’t think he has anything concrete to offer Canadians outside of being Trudeau’s heel.