The battle of the memes

Political memes are stubbornly shaping our perceptions of party leaders.

In the coming federal election, we’re likely to see two dominant memes arise in the race for prime minister: ‘he was never ready,’ for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and ‘he’s too angry,’ for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, writes Éric Blais. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photo illustration by Neena Singhal

Opinion

BY ÉRIC BLAIS

February 19, 2024

Following American President Joe Biden’s disastrous Feb. 8 press conference in response to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report, David Axelrod, former Obama adviser and CNN senior political analyst, remarked to Anderson Cooper: “the most damaging things in politics are ...

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