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Conservative party drops Quebec candidate who said massacre survivor was playing ‘victim game’ (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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The Conservative party confirmed late Friday afternoon it has dropped Payette as a candidate – just the latest in a slew of candidates shed by the Liberals and Conservatives this week over contentious comments ahead of Monday’s nomination deadline.

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[–] kent_eh 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ive lost track. Is this the 4th or the 5th candidate the Cons have had to drop because they're found to be a complete shitbag (even by CPC's low standards)?

[–] ILikeBoobies 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

5th and it’s not bad by CPC standards it’s because they don’t want their base to turn away liberal/ndp voters

[–] kent_eh 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A party that accepted so many of that sort of people as candidates without any discernable vetting isn't likely to attract a lot of center or left voters anyway.

[–] ILikeBoobies 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They had those voters just a short while ago

[–] kent_eh 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Clearly most of those weren't "core supporters" and more "I don't like the other guy".

When offered a better option, they bailed rapidly.