Polarizing stories spotted in the news

[robkelk]

I’ve been personally told by populist activists that the Republican Party would be better off if they could get rid of all the moderate Republicans. The populist delusion is that they’ll win with fewer voters.

Well, that's being put to the test today, in Canada. The Conservative Party is essentially like the moderate wing of the GOP, while the People's Party of Canada is essentially like the populist wing. Let's see which party or parties sends people to Parliament.

(The Liberal Party is roughly equivalent to your Democratic Party. The New Democratic Party definitely has common ground with Bernie Saunders' stated policies. Then we get into the left-wing...)

Apparently, there's no effective difference. Both parties increased their popular vote, but the populist wing didn't send anyone to Parliament.

You might want to point this out to the populists south of our border.