1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,400 Speaker 1: To tell you what. For a while there, being a 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: tough guy was good for the old cred, wasn't it. 3 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Victor Orbarr, mister Malay, mister p Carly all reveled and 4 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: succeeded at the polls and their macho Trump esque persona. 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: The world was moving away from me too and progressivism 6 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: that had been a very distinct move to conservatism, especially 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: in parts of Europe. Being like Trump was more often 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: than not good for your political aspirations. Peter Dutton had 9 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: a touch of that, but sadly, in the length of 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: an Australian campaign, it's all changed. The Maorreys looked like Trump, 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: talked like Trump, promise policy that sounded like Trump. The 12 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: worse it's got chances are by Saturday night he'll be 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: a loser. Meantime, in Canada, who were voting as we speak. 14 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: The reason mister Carney's in the lead is twofold one. 15 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: The bloker ran the place before him, was a progressive 16 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: SAP and was the victim of a movement against the left, 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: but also being there for a decade and his clock 18 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: had basically run out but two his replacement has made 19 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: much ground in the new found vein of political success, 20 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: looking not at all like Trump, but being tough enough 21 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: to stand up to him. Mark Carney will most likely 22 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: wintered up, and if he does, the fortunes of his 23 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: Liberal party will be one for the ages. The same anger, frustration, 24 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: and impatience that led Trump to victory over a hapless 25 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: socialist should have played out the same way was going 26 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: to play out the same way north of the border, 27 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: and yet in the space of a couple of months, 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: the entire scenario has been tipped on its head. Looking 29 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: like Trump. Like polyev and the Conservatives do is no 30 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: longer currency. It's bad news. They've tried desperately to direct 31 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: the campaign towards the issues that had Canadians so upset 32 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,639 Speaker 1: for the past ten years, cost of living, cost of housing, jobs, 33 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: but the tariffs and Trump and his insults have fired 34 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: them up and often to a new direction, hating on America. 35 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: Carnie and the Liberals have seen it, grabbed it, run 36 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 1: with it. The last poll had a three ish point 37 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: gap to them. They've come back from twenty points down. 38 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: It's astonishing. I mean, let's do the counting later today. 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: But if they win, what's it say about the distaste 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: for Trump? What's it say about a single issue campaign? 41 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: And will there have ever been a bigger victory? Snatched 42 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: from the jaws of defeat. For more from the Mic 43 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: Asking Breakfast, listen live to News Talks at B from 44 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.