"With no strong, cohesive core to anchor it, the party could easily be taken over by special interests or factions. Without a broad foundation of support, whoever steps into Trudeau’s shoes may be shaped more by narrow appeals to niche groups than by a vision that unites the party or speaks to a wide swath of Canadians. The challenge for the Liberals won’t just be finding a new leader, but finding one who can resist the pull of special interests while rebuilding a more expansive, resilient base."
Posted by ScythianUnborne
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> There’s a clearer cultural and socio-economic alignment within the Conservative base. On the other hand, the Liberal base is more diffuse and harder to pin down. It doesn’t exhibit the same degree of demographic or occupational coherence. Instead, its defining characteristic seems to be its connection to the party itself or the party leader, without a clear or consistent identity rooted in shared experiences or values.
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The Hub is a right wing rag up there in unreliability with the likes of the National Post and Rebel News. Competition for the esteemed title of “Canada’s Fox News” seems to be tight among the three.
That said, if there is even a remote hint of truth in the article, it’s concerning that an otherwise centrist party is being abandoned so starkly by the Representative Canadian in favour of more ideologically driven parties. The fact that a whole 37% of people polled chose to identify as Conservative is an unacceptably high number, and makes me question if Canada is going down the same path as the US, insofar as so large a portion of the population is afflicted with the right wing derangement that consistent elections cycles are no longer guaranteed to open the door to best or even good democratic outcomes.