The Conservative party confirmed late Friday afternoon it has dropped Payette as a candidate – just the latest in a slew of candidates shed by the Liberals and Conservatives this week over contentious comments ahead of Monday’s nomination deadline.
The Conservative party confirmed late Friday afternoon it has dropped Payette as a candidate – just the latest in a slew of candidates shed by the Liberals and Conservatives this week over contentious comments ahead of Monday’s nomination deadline.
Ive lost track. Is this the 4th or the 5th candidate the Cons have had to drop because they’re found to be a complete shitbag (even by CPC’s low standards)?
5th and it’s not bad by CPC standards it’s because they don’t want their base to turn away liberal/ndp voters
A party that accepted so many of that sort of people as candidates without any discernable vetting isn’t likely to attract a lot of center or left voters anyway.
They had those voters just a short while ago
Clearly most of those weren’t “core supporters” and more “I don’t like the other guy”.
When offered a better option, they bailed rapidly.