The CPC did a great job of getting the immigrant and minority vote in 2011. Kenney in particular excelled at wooing those voters. However, they managed to piss it all away with fear tactics in 2015 and those people voted Liberal in droves. Stuff like the snitch line really didn't help at all.
Ya know, I see parallel's of a sort with the lead up to this campaign.
Both the Conservatives and the Liberals seem to be doing their best to stick their foot in it, in different, but equally asinine ways.
You've got one party with some hot head, loudmouths, and a leader with a reputation for looking the other way; and another party whose leader seems vapid and obtuse for all his articulateness; and whose misplaced smugness grates on a sizable portion of the electorate.
Both of those parties, thus far, have only put forward 'more-of-the-same', vague policies and platitudes in regard to ambition's for Canada in the years ahead.
Its really quite disappointing.
I will, nonetheless, hold out hope for some quality public policy proposals when the platforms are released.
At this point, I am certainly hoping for a minority government regardless and neither of the parties most likely to lead a government seem deserving of said role.
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The comparison, btw, being that both parties should have had immense strengths coming into this campaign. The Libs had a popular, young, leader, and have a had a pretty good economic ride; but have been beset by scandal, poor optics/communication and a sense of under-performance.
In light of the above, the Conservatives would seem to have a clear opportunity to sweep to power, but keep managing to offend the very voters they need to pull that off.
Its like they're both reading for the instruction manual: "How to alienate voters and lose elections"
