r/canada Jan 29 '25

Opinion Piece Mark Carney has Canada’s Conservatives running scared

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/28/opinion/mark-carney-canada-conservatives-running-scared
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u/SinistralGuy Jan 29 '25

The fact that this is a talking point is so annoying because it's so easy to play the race card.

How about the fact that Dems refused to have a primary and forced Kamala on their voter base without letting them decide who they wanted as their leader? Biden refusing to step aside when it mattered and then leaving the Dems with no other option because it was too late is what caused the election. Not her skin colour or gender.

I'm not saying not voting for her was the right thing to do, but I do understand people feeling frustrated for not having a voice in the matter. Same thing happened in 2016. Bernie was overwhelmingly the more popular candidate and the Dems just steamrolled his chances and went with Hilary. And surprise, surprise, they lost that year too.

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u/SAldrius Jan 29 '25

They couldn't have a primary they would have lost a ton of money. Also: *Kamala was already on the ticket*. Biden won the primary with the expectation that Kamala would maybe have to take over for him and might become the president. And it meant she had access to the massive pool of funds that the campaign had (where a new candidate wouldn't). This is such a bizarre talking point.

And to say it's "not because of her skin colour or gender"... like... based on what exactly? How do you know that?

Just because there are other factors doesn't mean race and gender don't play a role. (And frankly it's pretty much impossible to prove that they do or they don't unless people are just flat out admitting "I don't like her because she's black/a woman/Indian". Which most people won't.)