.AndrewTumilty: Liberals are underestimating Pierre Poilievre, and that's dangerous, by the_lineca
. He rants about a loss of freedom in a country where people trying to overthrow the government were allowed to occupy the capital for weeks. Try that in Moscow for a quick lesson in how an actual authoritarian government operates.
Liberals need to understand that Poilievre is like Nickelback. Plenty of people think he sounds awful, but the people who don’t are more likely to sing along than they are to tune him out. Some people hear Poilievre talking and hear grievance politics, conspiracy theories and populist anger. Others hear someone telling them that he understands they’re struggling, and wants to make housing a priority in a country where it’s currently a crisis.
Even relying on the idea that Poilievre won’t be able to pivot from his leadership rhetoric to win a general election works off the assumption that he has to. By the time the next election is fought, the convoy, vaccine mandates and COVID restrictions will hopefully be even further in the nation’s memory than they already are. Poilievre does not need to pivot from what he said about these issues if no one is talking about them.
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