The Conservatives are going to have problems finding a new whistle

The Harper Conservatives learned the hard way that overt racism is a great way to lose elections.  The Scheer-per Conservative Party has spent a lot of money building a narrative built on (not so) crypto-racism, (not so) crypto-libertarianism and (not so) crypto-social conservatism.  The Conservative "hidden in plain sight" alliance with Rebel Media is evidence enough that the Conservatives are as alt-right as the GOP in the US.

Now that Bernier has flown over the metaphorical cuckoo's nest and started a party that will campaign on a sterner version of the Conservative platform without the "(not so) crytpo-" part, what can their messaging possibly be?  To date they have been able to draw close to the Liberals during the dog days of the Liberals mandate using dog whistle messaging.  This is during a period when their message has not been given too much critical analysis.  How can they differentiate themselves enough from both the Liberals and "Bernier's Beauties".  If they go left, they lose core support.  If the go right they alienate all but the craziest of their support and can't build enough to pass the Liberals.

Usually it is the centrist party that is fighting on two fronts.  It will be interesting to see how the Canadian alt-right will handle a similar battle.Recommend this Post