tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1525026481942515633..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: A Shrinking TentOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-46640258157217880352022-07-15T10:48:35.381-04:002022-07-15T10:48:35.381-04:00The American Disease has crossed the border, PoV.The American Disease has crossed the border, PoV.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66663522066115471202022-07-15T09:48:43.193-04:002022-07-15T09:48:43.193-04:00No shedding tears for Patrick Brown: the proverbia...No shedding tears for Patrick Brown: the proverbial coyote who's battle with the CONs always ends in humiliation when they literally pull the rug from under his feet. (Watching the internal CON strife is akin to watching Godzilla vs Ghidorah.) <br /><br />And that shrinking-tent meme might not hold. Yesterday's Nat Post had a headline (I declined to read the article) of pure fiction conjured up by some push-poll: <br />"Canadians disapprove of Justin Trudeau’s job as prime minister and feel he is divisive"<br /><br />Three years of this, plus climate-change disasters and war-without-end in Ukraine (and perhaps a new front in the east if the Taiwan-baiting works) will render this country (and many more) vulnerable to the same kind of minority rule the USA has achieved.<br /><br /> Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29842439378771494032022-07-15T09:38:24.484-04:002022-07-15T09:38:24.484-04:00That may be, Cap. Governments usually defeat thems...That may be, Cap. Governments usually defeat themselves. The fact that they're worried about Bernier tells you a great deal about who supports the Conservatives.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-58030322299556842422022-07-15T09:20:43.845-04:002022-07-15T09:20:43.845-04:00Poilievre's popularity tells me that the Cons ...Poilievre's popularity tells me that the Cons are more worried about losing voters to Bernier than they are about capturing potential disaffected Lib voters. <br /><br />In a FPTP system, a party can win despite losing the popular vote, as the Libs have demonstrated in the last couple of elections. It's all about getting your supporters out in key ridings and stopping them from bleeding off into other parties. The Cons are counting on this becoming more of a problem for the Libs the longer they stay in power. They may be right.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com