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Anthony Koch: I'm a Conservative who wants to win! That doesn't make me a Liberal

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I am sick to death of being told that wanting Conservatives to win elections somehow makes me a Liberal. It’s one of the stupidest ideas ever to infect the Canadian political right (and there have been some doozies in recent years), and it has become an excuse for failure.

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Apparently, if you care whether Conservatives can actually form government, you’re a “Fake Conservative.” If you think candidates should avoid obvious own goals, you’re a sellout. If you think messaging matters, you’re weak. If you suggest that screaming into the void isn’t a political strategy, you’re accused of wanting Liberal-lite.

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