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The rarest of political leaders in government these days are ones that groom leadership potential around them and make a deliberate departure while the party enjoys public approval. Prime Minister Churchill misread the political winds after the War and got caught campaigning on goodwill that had evaporated. Which is the same lesson vote…
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The rarest of political leaders in government these days are ones that groom leadership potential around them and make a deliberate departure while the party enjoys public approval.
Prime Minister Churchill misread the political winds after the War and got caught campaigning on goodwill that had evaporated. Which is the same lesson voters delivered to Justin Trudeau in 2021. The Covid goodwill toward the Government evaporated and his share of the popular vote dropped from 2019.