Yeah, a majority

[saviolo]

Harper got elected the same way that Rob Ford got elected mayor of Toronto. He had a simple message about putting money in the pocket of the voter, cutting taxes, etc... and people believed him. Even though it's a flat-out lie

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[tamago23]

Another major reason - if not *the* major reason - he got reelected was support from his increasingly large evangelical Christian base. And those people *were* paying attention, and they're going to be holding his feet to the fire now. That's why he's been reaching out to the immigrants so much, because about 30% of the immigrants (from all countries) are devout Christians, and he's been appealing to them on the basis of a shared social vision (anti-abortion, anti-gay).

I wish it was as simple as economics and a duped population. It isn't.