“The most important thing to remember about Pierre Poilievre—the best explanation for anything he does that might confuse you or seem strange—is that he believes he has no right to lose the next election.”

“There’s precedent. In his 2008 book Nixonland, the historian Rick Perlstein describes the rise of Richard Nixon, another awkward outsider fuelled by resentment.”

“I’m told by a member of Poilievre’s entourage that when I repeated the comparison between Nixon and Poilievre in 2022, the new Conservative leader was pleased.”

  • Devanismyname
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    5 hours ago

    His entire campaign is just spreading mass outrage. It’s all he’s good at. He’s really good at talking smack and arguing with people. It’s what works on conservatives. Make them mad about something.