Candidate quality matters: political experience leads to better results

Findings also indicate that challengers running against high-profile incumbents had electoral performances two percentage points lower than challengers not running against a high-profile incumbent.

Two weeks ago, The Hill Times reported on Conservative Party efforts to focus hard on "flipping" close ridings in the next federal election. More recently, former Toronto police chief and OPP commissioner Julian Fantino announced that he is running to be the Conservative candidate in Vaugh...

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