tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3103615053458385261..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Will 2019 Be the Year Right Wing Populism Tries to Take Ottawa?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-50600607287911339702018-12-05T23:01:01.231-08:002018-12-05T23:01:01.231-08:00Liberal policy nowadays really reminds me of Clint...Liberal policy nowadays really reminds me of Clinton's famed triangulation strategy. The problem with this approach in the long term is that it assumes your original base will take its hits and stick with you because they have nowhere else to go while you do your outreach to moderate right wingers. What actually happens is that your base eventually turns to a disruptor option or just sits out elections.Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598503256501613406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-59225806738242472222018-12-05T00:14:20.684-08:002018-12-05T00:14:20.684-08:00Right wing populism is a threat, certainly. But S...Right wing populism is a threat, certainly. But Scheer is not its representative. Sure, he's a slimebucket, but he's an old school Conservative slimebucket--he's boring. I don't see Scheer convincing any beer drinkers in the burbs that he's one of them.<br /><br />As one might expect, I'm pining for some good old fashioned left wing populism.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-19076363387995910982018-12-04T15:56:48.894-08:002018-12-04T15:56:48.894-08:00Doug Ford is an anomaly. He became leader of the O...Doug Ford is an anomaly. He became leader of the OPCs basically the same way the electoral college made Trump President. The majority of PCs didn't want him. And the majority of Ontarians didn't vote PC. Unfortunately our one time proposed MMP is not in place. Maybe the Liberals will learn something from this. Actually, probably not. However, electing a Ford led government was not a populist led movement. It was an anti-too-long-in-power-stupid-decision-making-Liberal vote. I suspect most Ontarians expected a minority PC government. Well, that'll learn 'em. Now 4 years of Mike Harris mini-me.<br /><br />UUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-84585451960542794212018-12-04T14:17:19.657-08:002018-12-04T14:17:19.657-08:00lost the popular vote by about 3-million, Jay.lost the popular vote by about 3-million, Jay.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35705694371716872202018-12-04T14:12:07.182-08:002018-12-04T14:12:07.182-08:00The Insane Clown POSus got elected by 80,000 votes...The Insane Clown POSus got elected by 80,000 votes in 3 States, working with a massive ratfucking operation and voter interference by Russia, Israel and Sawdi Arabia, aided and abetted by a willing MSM, a rogue NYC FBI Office, Wikileaks, Cambridge Analetica, racism, mysogeny, gerrymandering and voter supression.<br /><br />Lost the popular vote by over 300,000.<br /><br />80,000 votes. 0.006% of the vote.<br /><br />Ford ran on “nothing but change” against a 16 year record of bad Government, lost all the citys but won the rural fold and the resentful suburbs. Everybody hates Toronto. How’s Ford polling these day’s and how is the Buyers Remorse going?<br /><br />Scheer’s running on what? Mini Trump.<br /><br />Pundits writing about election results in a horse race fashion before the writ has dropped, or platforms and policies have been written,<br /><br />Meh. Clickbait op-ed “Journomentalism” based on vague generalizations,......<br /><br />Do you really think Scheer and the Harpercon’s No New NAFTA, No NAFTA, “I can get a better deat” team up with O’Leary is going to sell well?<br /><br />Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-17396095409596379592018-12-04T12:42:53.203-08:002018-12-04T12:42:53.203-08:00Jay, I'd feel more confident in your assurance...<br />Jay, I'd feel more confident in your assurances if it wasn't for Doug Ford and Donald Trump, both of whom were supposedly unpopular until election night.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-71090650948320828622018-12-04T12:28:06.474-08:002018-12-04T12:28:06.474-08:00When the Dipper’s imploded after losing Mulclair, ...When the Dipper’s imploded after losing Mulclair, and disappearing in the last Election, they removed any pressure on the Liberals to legislate towards the left.<br /><br />Trudeau is legislating from “the center”, which on issues other than social justice issues, like everywhere else in the world, has since the 1970’s, shifted more and more “right”. Even the Dippers moved right. Singh sit’s on the spot on The Political Compass that Trudeau’s Dad used to occupy.<br /><br />Scheer’s “economic popualism” platform is exactly what became exposed as what it was in the 2016 US elections. A dogwhistle for racism, fear, anger and resentment.<br /><br />How did Reich Wing “economic popualism” work out for soybean farmers, Carrier workers, Ford workers, GM workers, coal miners, steel workers, unions or the minimum wage?<br /><br />But, pundit’s gotta pundit and because they are lazy and ignorant, they can’t actually write about platforms, policies, issues, so they write lazy stories about horse racing and “what if’s”.<br /><br />How are the Con’s polling these days?Jay Farquharsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335226520940843630noreply@blogger.com