Government relations & communications for people who can’t afford to sound careless
West Kelowna, British Columbia
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Rob Murphy retweeted
Virtually all of the slopulist right "influencers" in Canada were on Team One BC, which won 1% of the vote.
They set their hair on fire when the BC Conservatives decided to stabilize themselves as a mainstream centre-right party at the beginning of the campaign.
As with the Alberta referendum, this is yet more evidence that these so-called influencers have no influence, and should be broadly ignored by sensible, principled Canadian conservatives.
A lot of the recent drama on the right in BC came from a crazy right populist splinter party, @One_BCHQ.
Made up of self styled “real conservatives” with the usual assortment of weird obsessions & conspiracy theories: vaccines, ostrich farms, chem trails, xenophobia, MAGA North, all communicated with the volume nob stuck on 10.
Basically the BC counterpart of hard core Alberta separatist activists, or Bernier’s @peoplespca.
Tonight they’re at 1.4% of the vote, after two years of being a hugely divisive distraction on the right of BC politics.
Yet another reminder to Conservative parties: ignore the crazy fringe of the hard populist right. Don’t let the tail wag the dog. Let them stay in their little fringe parties.
Being a principled conservative party does not mean pandering to incoherent, perennially angry populism. Instead, propose bold, thoughtful policy reforms rooted in conservative principles that appeal to the broad mainstream. Just like the @Conservative_BC did in this winning campaign.
Rob Murphy retweeted
Some lessons from the election:
- X isn’t real life
- Marc Nixon’s campaigning for OneBC was politically irrelevant
- Online influencers have less of an impact on voters than they would like to believe
My latest on what was a difficult campaign at times…
Racism is going mainstream, especially in our politics (Murphy’s Law of Politics) castanet.net/news/Murphys-La…
It was such a pleasure to serve on Pavneet’s campaign. The team around him is strong, dedicated and hardworking. He’s a good man and I’m looking forward to four years of a Conservative government in BC.
@Pavneet4KLCC
Rob Murphy retweeted
Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream: Pavneet Singh elected for the BC Conservatives
In the only Central Okanagan riding without an incumbent MLA, Pavneet Singh earned 47.5% of the vote to beat out the BC NDP's Binny Boparai.
kelownanow.com/watercooler/n…
Lost in the victory laps are the many staff across BC who lost their jobs as a result of this election. Many of them are non-partisan and served their constituents with integrity. I’m thinking of them today…
Rob Murphy retweeted
Thank you to the voters in Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream. Thank you to the other candidates and their supporters. Thank you to my amazing team. Thank you to my family.
Thank you. 🙏
Rob Murphy retweeted
Can we finally agree that Wyatt Claypool and his band of merry “influencers” are the worst political operatives in Canada?
That was the best main campaign I’ve seen and it made the work of the local campaigns easier. My gratitude and appreciation to @katy_merrifield and all the HQ team!
Rob Murphy retweeted
Make it three wins in a row 😎
#Flames | @scotiabank
Rob Murphy retweeted
Have you noticed how quiet some of the so-called conservative influencers have been about the Conservative victory in British Columbia?
No applause. No celebration.
Some even went so far as to call the B.C. Conservatives “left-wing.”
You would think people who champion conservatism would welcome a Conservative victory.
It makes you wonder: is their enthusiasm driven by conservative principles, or does it require a paycheque?
Rob Murphy retweeted
The Flames brought out members of their ‘04 team for a ceremonial faceoff, with Chris Sutter getting the honour of dropping the puck. 👏🔥
Rob Murphy retweeted
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
I've spent this campaign encouraging Vancouver-Yaletown to raise its expectations of government.
Now it's my job to meet them!
Rob Murphy retweeted
I have sent personal congratulations to our newly elected Premier, @LDoerkson on his historic victory.
I am hopeful that under his leadership British Columbians will see the changes to how our province is governed that I, and so many others, have long advocated for.
Rob Murphy retweeted
Singh takes Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream #Kelowna castanet.net/news/Kelowna/63…
All. Of. This.
A lot of the recent drama on the right in BC came from a crazy right populist splinter party, @One_BCHQ.
Made up of self styled “real conservatives” with the usual assortment of weird obsessions & conspiracy theories: vaccines, ostrich farms, chem trails, xenophobia, MAGA North, all communicated with the volume nob stuck on 10.
Basically the BC counterpart of hard core Alberta separatist activists, or Bernier’s @peoplespca.
Tonight they’re at 1.4% of the vote, after two years of being a hugely divisive distraction on the right of BC politics.
Yet another reminder to Conservative parties: ignore the crazy fringe of the hard populist right. Don’t let the tail wag the dog. Let them stay in their little fringe parties.
Being a principled conservative party does not mean pandering to incoherent, perennially angry populism. Instead, propose bold, thoughtful policy reforms rooted in conservative principles that appeal to the broad mainstream. Just like the @Conservative_BC did in this winning campaign.
Rob Murphy retweeted
Thank you, British Columbia.
Tonight, you voted for change. You voted for a government that will listen, keep life affordable, and never take your hard-earned money for granted.
I want to thank every volunteer who knocked on doors, made calls, and put up signs in the rain. I want to thank our candidates, who stepped forward in a snap election with no time to spare. And I want to thank my wife Shelley and my family for standing beside me every step of the way.
To those who didn’t vote for us: I will work just as hard for you. This is your government too.
The work starts now. Let’s get to it.
