IMO Harper's biggest mistake was not grooming a successor and stepping down a year ago; the Tories should've gone into this campaign with a new leader. Nine years is too long for any PM
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The four liberal parties? Only someone who believes Republicans are conservative would believe the Canadian Conservative party is conservative.
Why did the conservatives lose so badly?
Some can be attributed to the all too common habit of discontent that humans have. There are things that people hate changed, like their soft drinks. But in politics all too often people want change just because they like change. It is the nature of the beast. In order to sell a candidate the case must be made that things are not good now.
It is the same principle that often happens with parenting. A permissive parent will raise kids who become strict parents and vice versa. Sometimes it is just the arrogance of thinking “I can do better...”
The bigger government becomes the more this principle will apply. A small limited government is not as affected by it except when the people start realizing they can elect robbers who will take from their neighbors and give to themselves, and poof, big government.
I had heard that this election was going to be close.
Dooes Diebold do Canada also? Were the votes cast before the election was held?
IMO Harper's biggest mistake was not grooming a successor and stepping down a year ago; the Tories should've gone into this campaign with a new leader. Nine years is too long for any PM
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