I get it.not everybody has your level of political sophistication
average voter is a fickle mistress
Conservatives already had two limp noodles as candidates (Scheer and O'Tool)
who tried to be all to all people
that didn't work
maybe a strong leader is what they need now
even if he comes across as a bigot
It's a tactic they've seen work in the US and they think can work here.
It's cynical and ugly and I'm glad to see that you admit it is just about motivating people and manipulating those you think "unsophisticated".
But I don't like it and in the thread about what we expected if PP wins, this is what I said and what I was worried about.
And here we are.