What effect will the so-called 'PPC surge' mean
Why..
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As a right-of-centre party candidate, Bors believes he is “absolutely” taking support away from (Conservative) Scott Reid’s base, “but not just from that party. People are also telling me that they usually vote NDP and Liberal, but they don't want to get vaccinated, or they just think it's wrong to force people to do something that they are not comfortable doing. There is no vote splitting on the side of freedom.”
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Brandon Tozzo, instructor of political science at Trent University, estimates that about 70 per cent of PPC supporters are coming from the Conservatives.
“Though, I suspect this is mostly in rural regions, where Conservative support is already quite robust,” he says. “It may change a few seats in suburban Ontario, but it is unclear whether their vote is concentrated enough in a particular region to have a major impact.”
And the remaining 30 per cent?
“The PPC may be taking votes from the other parties, but this is mostly made up of people who are otherwise unengaged, low information, or single-issue voters (anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination).”
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Tozzo believes that the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically misinformation surrounding vaccines and frustration about lockdowns, is “almost entirely feeding the popularity of the PPC.”
“These voters aren't finding a home in the Conservative party, which is advocating for vaccines, and are turning to (PPC leader) Maxime Bernier who is airing their grievances. I suspect the PPC will not have the same level of support after the pandemic.”
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