Politically, Poilievre is an enigma. Somehow, in spite of everything, all the blunders, cringeworthy gaffes, miscalculations, party defectors, he was literally chased out of Ottawa. And yet, he's managed to stay on top of his party rank. How on earth did he overwhelmingly pass leadership review? It's a mystery to me.

What catastrophe would it take to actually chasten this man, and his party? I shudder to think.

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

He passed leadership review because he picked the people reviewing him.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How on earth did he overwhelmingly pass leadership review? It's a mystery to me.

I have a theory that fits the data surisingly well. Poilievre is recognized throughout the party as one of the few with the oratorical skills to flood the Liberals with their favourite brand of hollow, vaccuous critique in parliament and in the media. Simultaneously, he is one of the rare few who can mask his ghoulishness, unlike almost everyone else who goes mask off if they open their maws.

The last strong leader the conservatives had was Stephen Harper. Harper's political superpower was that he got the party to shut the fuck up. He was a control freak who made most communications flow from his office only. In the rare and unavoidable instance where anybody did speak publicly the messages were short, carefully pre-scripted pieces design to stay locally relevant and not embarrass with national escalation. Avoiding the stuff that plays fine locally, but turns off the public regionally and nationally.

Everyone in the conservatives wants to express their mask off maga chud rhetoric. Only tiny pp can keep the mask on, barely.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's MAGA money

Remember the leadership "vote" he recently passed was based on the votes of people who paid ~$1500 to be there

I mean, the party is made of assholes leading morons, but in the case of teensy weensy PP, the morons didn't put him back in power after all the ridiculousness you listed, wealthy assholes did

Hopefully, there is a legitimate investigation into him and that traitorous snake Smith in Alberta

[–] randy@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Remember the leadership “vote” he recently passed was based on the votes of people who paid ~$1500 to be there

Also worth noting it was held in Calgary and all voters had to physically be there. So voters were Calgarians with enough money to get in, and people from the rest of Canada with enough money to get in and enough money/time to travel there.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

How do I upvote this twice

[–] voluble@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For sure, I've heard that argument, but I wonder - if I had wealth that I wanted to protect, and I thought a strong Conservative party was a means to that end, I'd want Poilievre gone yesterday. Still remains a mystery to me what CPC supporters see in him, in light of all the evidence in front of them.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Still remains a mystery to me what CPC supporters see in him

Sad truth is a part of Canada wants to be the USA.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

How on earth did he overwhelmingly pass leadership review?

Because the alternatives are somehow worse. At one point, when Canada's sovereignty is under real threat, the only leader the PCs could produce was a US citizen, who promised to renounce his citizenship when he ran for PM.