Can nice guys finish first?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau possesses a genial, affable, charming personality—he’s nice. That’s why voters like him. And once voters make the emotional investment of liking a politician, it’s exceedingly difficult to get them to change their minds.

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Politically speaking, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a lot of key advantages: he’s an incumbent, he presides over an economy that’s humming along, and he usually compares favourably to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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