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Dobs Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 41 minutes ago, Patine said: cluding the 2012 and, arguably, 1996 U.S. Presidential elections Strange to cite two elections that have 5 strong major candidates between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobs Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Patine said: I was referring to the electoral phenomenon of a weak candidate winning due to weaker opposition in general. I believe you were fully aware of that, and just being a smart-ass, and thus should have used an emote. Ah, so we’re pro-emote now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fbarbarossa Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Patine said: unlike Labour in the UK, do not benefit from strategic, "moves to the centre," I wouldn't say they always necessarily benefit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fbarbarossa Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Patine said: Though, arguably the very creation of the NDP in 1962 was a significant shift to the centre from more hard Socialist extremes of the CCF that made them more electable and less demonizable. But all such shifts within actually BEING the NDP, post-1962, have been failures. True, Social Democracy is the furthest right the NDP can go. IMO Mulcair losing was a blessing in disguise, he's have been the Bob Rae of the federal party had he become PM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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