#Conservative activist from NYC charged in Capitol riot

#Conservative activist from NYC charged in Capitol riot

“#Conservative activist from NYC charged in Capitol riot” A conservative activist from New York who made headlines over the summer for refusing to wear a mask on an American Airlines flight was arrested Monday in connection with the US Capitol riot. Brandon Straka, 44, was charged with impeding police during civil disorder, knowingly entering and…

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#How to engage social conservatives

#How to engage social conservatives

“#How to engage social conservatives” Andrew MacDougall is a director at Trafalgar Strategy, and a former Head of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper God bless Derek Sloan. No sooner had Conservative leader Erin O’Toole found himself caught in yet another row about extremists in the party, when the most extreme member of his Parliamentary…

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#The left wants to silence conservatives — all of them

#The left wants to silence conservatives — all of them

“#The left wants to silence conservatives — all of them” It wasn’t just Donald Trump’s detractors who felt a sudden sense of relief when they heard that Twitter was blocking his feed after the storming of the Capitol and the disruption of the reading of the Electoral College results on Jan. 6. While President Trump’s…

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#338Canada: Canada is not immune to Trumpism

#338Canada: Canada is not immune to Trumpism

“#338Canada: Canada is not immune to Trumpism” Philippe J. Fournier: There is ample evidence that the buds of authoritarianism are already germinating here. Canadians should not be complacent. In the last month of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, I published  an analysis of a Léger poll about Canadians’ impressions of the two main candidates. “If you…

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#338Canada: What the polls told us in 2020

#338Canada: What the polls told us in 2020

“#338Canada: What the polls told us in 2020” Philippe J. Fournier: The Liberals escape 2020 holding a significant lead. The Tories still need a place to grow. And the NDP sees a flicker of promise. From a purely political point of view, the year 2020 was a great year for incumbents in Canada. Case in…

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#Why Asian Americans could embrace the GOP

#Why Asian Americans could embrace the GOP

“#Why Asian Americans could embrace the GOP” In 2020, President Trump proved that demography isn’t political destiny by increasing his share of black and Latino voters over his 2016 tally. He did so in part by taking a hard line against socialism; voters from these groups had seen their household incomes increase and jobless rates…

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#338Canada federal vote projection: Steady as they go

#338Canada federal vote projection: Steady as they go

“#338Canada federal vote projection: Steady as they go” Philippe J. Fournier: The Liberals remain in strong minority territory, while the Conservatives sit near their unshakeable floor of 30 per cent support Election season appears to have come to an end in Canada for 2020. Since September, three provinces sent their voters to the polls amid…

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#Righty fury at Fox News is just conservative fratricide

#Righty fury at Fox News is just conservative fratricide

“#Righty fury at Fox News is just conservative fratricide” For some inexplicable reason, conservatives rush towards fratricide with the same kind of urgency that drives lemmings over the cliff. It’s what they do, even when it’s counterproductive and costly. Conservatism wasn’t made better off by the four-year campaign waged against Speaker Newt Gingrich by some House…

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