A lot of PPC supporters and candidates got caught up in fairy tales. I know a guy who was convinced PPC would get 20% of the popular vote
I spoke to my riding's PPC candidate. I asked him what his expectations were (is he aiming for 1% of the vote? No vote goals, just get his name and the PPC name out there?) and whether he would be trying hard in the campaign to become a presence (because in my riding, even the Conservatives have stopped trying. At the time the Conservatives didn't even have a candidate and he could have struck while the iron was hot.) He simultaneously expected he would WIN (despite our riding not having elected even a conservative in 40 years) and also decided he would not have cardboard signs, but rather allow people to PRINT HIS SIGNS ON PAPER AT HOME to put in their windows. He said he wouldn't go door to door(!) but would hold events in public places for people to meet him. I mean, the dude had never been in politics before, but wow.
I spoke to my riding's PPC candidate. I asked him what his expectations were (is he aiming for 1% of the vote? No vote goals, just get his name and the PPC name out there?) and whether he would be trying hard in the campaign to become a presence (because in my riding, even the Conservatives have stopped trying. At the time the Conservatives didn't even have a candidate and he could have struck while the iron was hot.) He simultaneously expected he would WIN (despite our riding not having elected even a conservative in 40 years) and also decided he would not have cardboard signs, but rather allow people to PRINT HIS SIGNS ON PAPER AT HOME to put in their windows. He said he wouldn't go door to door(!) but would hold events in public places for people to meet him. I mean, the dude had never been in politics before, but wow.