Yep.
If they had had a more charismatic leader with a more socially progressive platform, they win this election handily.
I said earlier that smaller parties need to stop trying to project themselves as niche options and be bold enough to occupy a centrist position with some policy overlap of the major parties. You’d be surprised how many voters would go for a moderately progressive party on social policy with pragmatic economic policy.
I don't completely agree. Its possible to have ones own views and not have it be part of the platform one way or the other. Scheer was attacked mercilessly on his Christian views, for having them. It was straight out of 1984 thought crime and should have been called out as such. May and Scheer completely self destructed by appearing uncertain on how to respond to attacks that were meant to be vindictive. You don't you respond to dishonest vindication ideally by trying to circle around it.
Charles Adler did a good job taking it apart. He pointed out how the Cons focused on Trudeau not being honest, not being as he appears. Scheer by his own USA citizenship deception and his not defending his own belief system came across as being non genuine. Scheer had one primary job popularity wise. To come across as genuine to the electorate. Which is tragic because I think he is, but that his handlers and war room is so poorly run. They really botched a lot.
Trudeau ends up being Teflon while even thought crime stuck to Scheer like mud. go figure, go fish, go home. sigh.
