Conservatives’ top first quarter fundraising reveals strong base, taps into frustration, backlash against Liberal gaffes, say strategists

New fundraising numbers put the Conservatives almost double the governing Grits, bringing in $6-million to start 2018.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. The latest quarter shows the Conservatives full-steam ahead of the Liberals, raking in $6,010,812 from 40,184 contributors compared to the Grits’ $3,307,772 from 28,960, according to Elections Canada. In distant third, the NDP raised $1,372,760 from 16,132 donors. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 7, 2018

The Conservatives pounced on message misfires by the Trudeau Liberals this last financial quarter, and crafting quick responses that resonated alongside strong donor microtargeting to pull in a whopping $6-million, nearly double the Grits' haul for 2018’s first quart...

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