By Pepper Parr
March 27th, 2027
BURLINGTON, ON
In politics optics is everything.
A sound bite can kill a campaign.
Earlier this week, the Conservatives held two events; one in Hamilton and a second one in Stoney Creek. Both were reported to have drawn crowds of more than 4000 people.
Yesterday, the Liberals held an event in Windsor beneath a bridge that crosses the Detroit River.
The two Conservative events were massive when compared to what the Liberals put on in Windsor.
Conservatives gather in Stoney Creek
Audience size for the Hamilton event was reported to be 4500
Liberals gather in Kitchener. Prime Minister Carney had to put his campaign on hold for a day to return to Ottawa, meet with his Cabinet to respond to the Trump latest tariff announcement.
The Liberals did up their game in Kitchener last night.
The ‘horse race’ focus of the media now turns to the size of audiences – how Trumpian can you get? What counts is how many people come out and vote. If we can only get 50% of voters to even bother to turn up, we are indeed doomed.
It seems that Carney is delivering a eulogy at a funeral.