Parties do this all the time and imo it’s a good thing.
I used to work for a consulting firm that specifically set up focus groups for both the LPC and CPC, you’d be shocked at how often a random off-hand comment from those groups often finds its way into a national campaign.
The Conservatives are trying to square the circle of being seen as pro-Canada while in the past having been associated with Trump and having quite a few MAGA (MCGA?) members. This has all been an incredible boon for the Liberals and Trudeau.
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I’ve been joking between friends that Poilievre’s been sluggish lately because he’s still workshopping slogans, looks like that’s literally true.
Also I was listening to the Strategists, and one of them, Corey Hogan, was talking about how insincere a pivot to being a hardline patriot doesn’t work for a guy that’s been talking about how broken Canada is for years now, and how we need to emulate America.
He’s likely still winning the next election but he’s really exposed here and that Liberal uptick should be serious cause for concern for PP.
It sounds like the Canadian Liberal Party is beyond saving in this election, but it would be impressive if Trump was so repulsive that he significantly softened their defeat.
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Further readings:
[National Newswatch | Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/02/04/despite-tariff-pause-uncertainty-hangs-over-canadian-economy)
[National Newswatch | From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil](https://nationalnewswatch.com/2025/02/04/from-musk-to-mushrooms-canadian-buyers-let-money-do-the-talking-amid-tariff-turmoil)
[NDP look to ‘meet the moment’ with Trump response, but fail to shift story from Tories: Holmstrom – The Hill Times](https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/02/04/ndp-look-to-meet-the-moment-with-trump-response-but-fail-to-shift-story-from-tories-holmstrom/449788/)
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Parties do this all the time and imo it’s a good thing.
I used to work for a consulting firm that specifically set up focus groups for both the LPC and CPC, you’d be shocked at how often a random off-hand comment from those groups often finds its way into a national campaign.
https://preview.redd.it/4geyi4hym5he1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78d3971059c63e7ffb2c5eaa9d3166015b369937
The Conservatives are trying to square the circle of being seen as pro-Canada while in the past having been associated with Trump and having quite a few MAGA (MCGA?) members. This has all been an incredible boon for the Liberals and Trudeau.
I’ve been joking between friends that Poilievre’s been sluggish lately because he’s still workshopping slogans, looks like that’s literally true.
Also I was listening to the Strategists, and one of them, Corey Hogan, was talking about how insincere a pivot to being a hardline patriot doesn’t work for a guy that’s been talking about how broken Canada is for years now, and how we need to emulate America.
He’s likely still winning the next election but he’s really exposed here and that Liberal uptick should be serious cause for concern for PP.
https://preview.redd.it/tkel0ae3s5he1.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=01b62281e0e0bf6f7df0a2486d8c96c4bb825528
It sounds like the Canadian Liberal Party is beyond saving in this election, but it would be impressive if Trump was so repulsive that he significantly softened their defeat.