the_crow13 posted... Was it actually a strong liberal campaign or did Singh just completely destroy the ndp
I think you can point to 3 major things.
- Trump coming at Canada and PP not being strong against him AT ALL. PP came across like this hawkish tough guy as the leader of the opposition, but he was a limp wet noodle when it came to Trump. It exposed him.
- Carney is an effective "money guy". The Liberals ran a good campaign showing PP not being a strong counter point to an aggressive American government and showing Carney as being able to handle the economy FAR BETTER than anyone else.
- The NDP was not effective in their messaging in the least. They were not seen as a serious option at all if your concern was, "Stop the Cons". If you were mostly concerned about stopping the Conservatives, you voted Liberal. The NDP did not make themselves out to be an option for that part of the population.