Canada

Is this similar to Trump's populism strat?

Yeah

What is it that the conservatives are promising to be that popular?

They aren't Trudeau, and they're good at manipulating our dumbest with American-style politics

Part of it is the pendulum of Canadian politics. The Liberals have been in power for a long time and many people in the "great Canadian middle" have swung over to the Conservative side. That makes the prospects of another Liberal government forming in the next election slim.

But also, yes, there are some people who hate Trudeau on principle. My holidays this year were exhausting.

...here on Lemmy...

Lemmy skews liberal. Not that there's anything wrong with that™.

As for who is leading the polls, the grass is always greener on the other side of the House of Commons.

While I honour the secret ballet and assure you that my vote will never be known, I love arguing that one should take advantage of the fact that Canada does not have a two-party system. Let the other guys have a turn at screwing up Canada, for a change.

People who are dissatisfied with their day-to-day lives blame our Federal Government, who happens to be the Liberals right now.

But the reality is that Conservative provincial leaders are the ones who've made their lives miserable. Housing, education, transportation, healthcare, cost of living... all provincial matters.

Conservative voters just don't know/want to know this fact.