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Who should lead the Liberals? 'None of the above,' poll finds (www.ctvnews.ca)
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As questions loom over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, a new Nanos Research poll commissioned for CTV News says a quarter of Canadians say none of the potential Liberal leadership candidates appeal to them.

The survey offered people a selection of potential candidates to lead the party, including the current leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and a range of cabinet ministers and other high-profile Canadians. Of those polled, most selected “none of the above.”

The poll also found that among those surveyed, former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is the most appealing leadership candidate with 18 per cent support, followed by Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland who are tied at 11 per cent.

Carney is currently serving as the Liberal party’s economic advisor and has said he plans to enter elected politics but won’t say when or what job he wants.

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[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Did you see the clip last month where he humiliated those useful idiots?