Rally attendance claims differ from reality for both major parties (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Actual head counts differ greatly from the claims of the parties. Conservatives claimed 15 000 at Edmonton but it was actually 1558. Liberals claimed 2 000 in Richmond but it was actually 800.

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[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Nit: the NDP and Bloc are major parties, they're just not the two dominating this one race

It is critical we don't forget the other choices we have and fall into a two party system.

[-] UnderFreyja@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

I never understood who has time to actually go to rallies

[-] missingstring@retrolemmy.com 6 points 2 months ago

I am actively political and have been my entire life. I go to protests, I’ve campaigned for candidates, I’ve been a member of political parties, voted in leadership contests and do so at every level of government.

I’ve never once attended a political rally. They just strike me as creepy and weird.