There has been a pretty profound narrative shift on Poilievre over the last couple of weeks. There’s definitely telegraphing from some folks high up in the CPC which started with attacking Jenni Byrne, and now seem to be shifting to Poilievre himself. I suspect it isn’t just the higher ups in the party either, he and Byrne really ruffled a lot of feathers with all the candidate parachuting they did.
My gut instinct now is that there’s a 50-50 chance he survives a leadership review, and some possibility he may not even make it that far.
RNTMA on
Everything about politics is image, and Poilievre’s is ruined. He’ll forever be known as the guy who blew a 25 point lead and lost his own seat. Trying to overcome that will likely have similar results to Arthur Meighan(perennial loser)
Think how happy Canadians were to see Singh for a third time after rejecting him twice. Trying to make people like someone they don’t like is a failing proposition.
The only opposition leader to lose an election, and then win later on is Stephen Harper, but the situations are not comparable. The Martin government was on the verge of collapse, and even then it was a struggle for Harper to stay on.
Everything I’ve seen has shown Poilievre hasn’t learned a single thing from the election, he just thinks he got unlucky and didn’t make any mistakes during the campaign. Expect a similar outcome next time.
no-long-boards on
He’s more like Trump than people realize. By holding onto the leadership he is basically doing the same thing Trump dis after losing in 2024. You lost and it’s time to move on.
The-Intermediator141 on
Has any leader of a political party in Canadian history lost their seat in one election only to remain leader and become PM in the next one? Genuinely curious.
imdavidnotdave on
With Carney seemingly doing a competent job and generally getting approval from much of the populace, the CPC needs to stop and think about who they really want to stand across the aisle. Is a monkey that flings shit really going to stand a chance against someone who thinks quick on their feet and has backing from a wide range of groups?
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There has been a pretty profound narrative shift on Poilievre over the last couple of weeks. There’s definitely telegraphing from some folks high up in the CPC which started with attacking Jenni Byrne, and now seem to be shifting to Poilievre himself. I suspect it isn’t just the higher ups in the party either, he and Byrne really ruffled a lot of feathers with all the candidate parachuting they did.
My gut instinct now is that there’s a 50-50 chance he survives a leadership review, and some possibility he may not even make it that far.
Everything about politics is image, and Poilievre’s is ruined. He’ll forever be known as the guy who blew a 25 point lead and lost his own seat. Trying to overcome that will likely have similar results to Arthur Meighan(perennial loser)
Think how happy Canadians were to see Singh for a third time after rejecting him twice. Trying to make people like someone they don’t like is a failing proposition.
The only opposition leader to lose an election, and then win later on is Stephen Harper, but the situations are not comparable. The Martin government was on the verge of collapse, and even then it was a struggle for Harper to stay on.
Everything I’ve seen has shown Poilievre hasn’t learned a single thing from the election, he just thinks he got unlucky and didn’t make any mistakes during the campaign. Expect a similar outcome next time.
He’s more like Trump than people realize. By holding onto the leadership he is basically doing the same thing Trump dis after losing in 2024. You lost and it’s time to move on.
Has any leader of a political party in Canadian history lost their seat in one election only to remain leader and become PM in the next one? Genuinely curious.
With Carney seemingly doing a competent job and generally getting approval from much of the populace, the CPC needs to stop and think about who they really want to stand across the aisle. Is a monkey that flings shit really going to stand a chance against someone who thinks quick on their feet and has backing from a wide range of groups?