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The NDP are really what I think most people want right now, many just don’t know them well enough to realize it. However, some will vote Conservative to keep the Liberals from gaining control, and others will vote Liberal to keep Conservatives from gaining control, and the NDP will continue to be a “third party”.
They need a new leader I think
Honestly, as much as I hate to say it, I suspect racism stops them from getting some votes. Jagmeet also seems to have the personality (at least publicly) of leftover chicken noodle soup.
I used to hate Mulcair, but he might actually do better polling right now.
That’s certainly a problem, but in general he does not come across as working class, he comes across as quite wealthy. He also doesn’t get policy into the news often enough, despite some things on their platform sounding good.
And then he hasn’t done anything to assuage concerns NDP policy will be bad for the economy, which if you look at the US it’s clear the perception of being good for the economy is at the forefront of everyone’s minds (whether or not that’s based in reality).
I did have someone mention they felt that having a Sikh PM would not be good with escalating tensions with India. That line felt kinda racist to me. I don’t think that’s why he doesn’t connect with voters though.
Definitely some great points - I especially like the connection you make between the economy and his platform.
It's awful that the US elected someone who will make that economy so much worse though, at least for the working class.
This is my problem with him and by extension the NDP. One example that stuck with me was the theatrical questioning of Galen Weston. That was such a transparent pointless finger wagging... It shows Jagmeet is not willing to actually employ the tools that will help the working class. He could have instead say the big bad words that the owner class is afraid of - price controls, company breakup, nationalization. These words send a strong message to people that their grocery prices might actually come down. I just looked at the NDP's page on affordability and there's no mention of groceries. Grocery prices are an acute problem for the working class.
Did you see the clip last month where he humiliated those useful idiots?