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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
So I just heard from a friend of a friend who is connected to CPC campaign planners and found out something interesting. According to their internal polling, the CPC has actually gained more 2021 NDP voters than 2021 LPC voters and 2021 LPC voters switching to the CPC make up only about 3-4% of the total electorate. The implication was that Carney or Freeland winning back former LPC voters from the CPC won't actually move the needle much.
This would also explain why the CPC has put so much time into attacking Singh and painting him as a useless LPC puppet. It's clearly attracting former NDP supporters.
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Not surprised...this is the "traditional" NDP voice Niwell was referring to that feels abandoned by Singh's NDP. The old school NDP is best exemplified in recent times by Rachel Notley. It's telling that the NDP's champagne socialists in the Annex and Beaches no longer view the traditional working class as part of their base anymore.
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Originally Posted by niwell
Yes the "traditional" NDP voice is pretty disillusioned with the party right now from my experience. Singh seems like a nice enough guy but the vision is sorely lacking at a time when an economic based Social Democratic party platform should (in theory) be able to make significant inroads. Not enough to win of course, but actually provide an alternative voice in Canadian politics.
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100% concur.
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