Justin Trudeau has not learned from Hillary Clinton’s infamous ‘deplorables’ gaffe. If Trudeau didn’t actually cross the line into accusing Conservative supporters of being racist, he did edge up to it and took a good look. Opinion by Andrew Phillips
She came up with that peculiar turn of phrase in September, 2016, when she was campaigning for the U.S. presidency against Donald Trump. Half of Trump’s supporters, she declared, were among those deplorables — people who are “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and Islamophobic.”
But you want to persuade the persuadables, and tarring them with labels like racist and sexist is bound to push people away, not bring them over to your side. At least, that’s how it turned out for Clinton, with tragic results for the United States and the rest of us as well. This is red meat for Poilievre and his core supporters, so it was no surprise to see him jump right on those words., one of those, “Hey Justin” jobs he’s become so expert at, accusing Trudeau of saying “the reason you claim you’re so unpopular with Canadians is that Canadians are racist.”
At this point there are people who will be thinking something along the lines of: Right on, Justin. That’s what Poilievre’s really all about. Good for you for “calling out” him and his sleazy supporters.
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