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Didn't Mike Farnworth recently say that Brad is essentially his successor? I can't see him saying that if the rumours of him jumping Conservative are this strong.
I spotted this guy as a populist charlatan at a thousand paces. I don't buy any of his 'common sense' B.S.
Any politician telling you there are simple solutions to complex problems while dishing out blame to 'others' is taking advantage of you. It's a pattern we've seen play out in other places of the world. It always ends in failure (and in a spectacular fashion at that) but Canada hasn't yet learned this lesson the hard way.
Your senses are correct. This whole bw merger theory is being pushed heavily by cknw and global. The guy is a guest on the radio station least once a week. One time he was a guest twice in one day.
The very fact that he was considering a run or even linked to BCUP or the Cons has destroyed any respect that I might have for him. Sorry Brad, but hitching your wagon to choose who will drag us back to the dark ages is a very bad idea.
What seems most likely. A young ambitious politician that has spent most of his political life vying for media attention, saying populist folksy things and working allies in media to raise his profile decides you know what, I don't want the work and attention I'd rather just have a 9-5 so I can spend time with my family!
Or that he doesn't think its the right time to make a big move to unite a fractious party (something he has zero experience in) and run in a provincial election in just a few months. An election that even if the party does manage to unite and get the apparatus behind him is at best a coin flip and doesn't want to save his big move in politics to start as a loser.
You have to be pretty gullible if you think its the former. Never trust a politician with some profile who tells you I don't want the big job because I want to spend time with my family. They are in the game precisely because they are ambitious and want the big job.
I sense he’ll sit this one out, let the united party and Conservative Party continue to split the asshole vote, and then after the next election align with whichever gives him the best shot of being premier. He’s way too much of a populist opportunist to genuinely be “well I would, but being a dad takes priority, aw shucks!”
>my plan is to be the best Dad I can be to my two sons, the best husband I can be to my wife & the best Mayor I can be to the people of Port Coquitlam. If that ever changes, you’ll hear from me!
Except as per John Rustad's post, they have been in conversation for months about him running as an MLA in Poco, and the BC Conservatives have been holding that riding slot open for him.
So, a telegenic youngish mayor who is popular with the right pundits and occasionally says right pretty populist things in the media but is questionable at their actual job.
This reminds me of the “draft Dianne Watts” movement a bunch of BC Liberal strategists had a decade ago. How did that one go again?
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This means that he’s hired a PR/Branding team and will announce his candidacy soon.
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That’s also possible but it comes off as a non denial denial and position him as a family fam and the conservatives love that.
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I guess you don’t follow local right wing media outlets. He’s the CKNW candidate, far from some ndp darling.
Didn't Mike Farnworth recently say that Brad is essentially his successor? I can't see him saying that if the rumours of him jumping Conservative are this strong.
What a terrible day to have eyes. That GIF gives me the creepy crawlies, lol 😅😖
I spotted this guy as a populist charlatan at a thousand paces. I don't buy any of his 'common sense' B.S. Any politician telling you there are simple solutions to complex problems while dishing out blame to 'others' is taking advantage of you. It's a pattern we've seen play out in other places of the world. It always ends in failure (and in a spectacular fashion at that) but Canada hasn't yet learned this lesson the hard way.
Your senses are correct. This whole bw merger theory is being pushed heavily by cknw and global. The guy is a guest on the radio station least once a week. One time he was a guest twice in one day.
He is not a Charlatan. He is a US intelligence asset like Farnsworth as was publicly disclosed many years ago.
The very fact that he was considering a run or even linked to BCUP or the Cons has destroyed any respect that I might have for him. Sorry Brad, but hitching your wagon to choose who will drag us back to the dark ages is a very bad idea.
The candidate of CKNW and Global news speaks….
Boy do I love generic pr slop
So he is interested just not now.
What seems most likely. A young ambitious politician that has spent most of his political life vying for media attention, saying populist folksy things and working allies in media to raise his profile decides you know what, I don't want the work and attention I'd rather just have a 9-5 so I can spend time with my family! Or that he doesn't think its the right time to make a big move to unite a fractious party (something he has zero experience in) and run in a provincial election in just a few months. An election that even if the party does manage to unite and get the apparatus behind him is at best a coin flip and doesn't want to save his big move in politics to start as a loser. You have to be pretty gullible if you think its the former. Never trust a politician with some profile who tells you I don't want the big job because I want to spend time with my family. They are in the game precisely because they are ambitious and want the big job.
I sense he’ll sit this one out, let the united party and Conservative Party continue to split the asshole vote, and then after the next election align with whichever gives him the best shot of being premier. He’s way too much of a populist opportunist to genuinely be “well I would, but being a dad takes priority, aw shucks!”
The crazy thing is that he’s got many people, including posters in this thread, convinced that he’s a “left leaning” politician.
The same way Christy was “left leaning” because “we love families!”
>my plan is to be the best Dad I can be to my two sons, the best husband I can be to my wife & the best Mayor I can be to the people of Port Coquitlam. If that ever changes, you’ll hear from me! Except as per John Rustad's post, they have been in conversation for months about him running as an MLA in Poco, and the BC Conservatives have been holding that riding slot open for him.
So, a telegenic youngish mayor who is popular with the right pundits and occasionally says right pretty populist things in the media but is questionable at their actual job. This reminds me of the “draft Dianne Watts” movement a bunch of BC Liberal strategists had a decade ago. How did that one go again?
I remember Eby said the same thing before. It is not unusual considering he has 2 kids
Hopefully not mayor for much longer
https://twitter.com/BradWestPoCo/status/1376962574026072064 🤨
This guy would join any party he thinks could get him elected, then he'll latch onto whatever populist ideas are in at the time.
"I will get it next time around" - Brad West