Those issues may have been muted when Trump was the main factor but in the final two weeks of the campaign, based on Abacus tracking, the concerns about Trump faded and gave the Conservatives an opening to make the case for change, Coletto said.
Affordability and crime were two issues that mattered to a lot of voters in that 905 region th…
Those issues may have been muted when Trump was the main factor but in the final two weeks of the campaign, based on Abacus tracking, the concerns about Trump faded and gave the Conservatives an opening to make the case for change, Coletto said.
Affordability and crime were two issues that mattered to a lot of voters in that 905 region that worked against the Liberals, he said.
He said in many parts of the 905 area, there was the perception that crime, particularly auto thefts, had gotten out of hand, and that was linked to the Trudeau years.
"And I think the Conservatives in the final week-and-a-half of the campaign really tried to put a focus on that," Coletto said.
Those issues may have been muted when Trump was the main factor but in the final two weeks of the campaign, based on Abacus tracking, the concerns about Trump faded and gave the Conservatives an opening to make the case for change, Coletto said.
Affordability and crime were two issues that mattered to a lot of voters in that 905 region that worked against the Liberals, he said.
He said in many parts of the 905 area, there was the perception that crime, particularly auto thefts, had gotten out of hand, and that was linked to the Trudeau years.
"And I think the Conservatives in the final week-and-a-half of the campaign really tried to put a focus on that," Coletto said.
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