UNCENSORED: What Poilievre should have done differently and how he can win the next election (with Wyatt Claypool)
On today’s episode of The Candice Malcolm Show, Candice is joined by National Telegraph founder Wyatt Claypool to discuss what Pierre Poilievre could have done differently during his campaign, and how he can win next time.
Watch Part 1: The Biggest LOSERS of the 2025 Canadian Election
Interesting analysis of the CPC loss. One thing that I struggle to understand is the "blame the boomers" thing. Mr. Claypool tosses out the "older white voters" assumption at the start of the video and it seems to be an accepted view across the board.
But I have my doubts for two reasons:
First, as an older adult, high among my concerns is the well-being of my adult children and their kids. Boomer's children and grandchildren are central to their lives. So this factors into voting decisions. How much, I don't know. However, the stereotype of the boomers only being only concerned with themselves is not the whole picture.
Second, despite the loss, the CPC vote was 41% and they significantly increased their seat count. If "older white voters" are responsible for the Liberal win, how does one account for those seats? Are there fewer boomers in all of the those ridings? While I don't know the age distribution, I find that hard to believe.
I could be completely wrong, of course. But "blame the boomers" is deeply divisive, so if it's not accurate, it should be abandoned.
The Conservative campaign focused on people who struggle, but neglected to appeal to the greater number of people/families that manage a balanced life. P. could have appealed to Canadians to be responsible citizens and support the CPC governing towards a flourishing democracy.
P. did mention 'woke' a few times but was silent on life issues holding a large segment of undecided voters from voting, I think.