The Dilemma of Conservative Leaders

The Dilemma of Conservative Leaders

News Analysis By all accounts, Pierre Poilievre is an anomaly when it comes to Conservative leaders: He still holds his post despite having lost an election. There’s a long-standing trend of Conservatives turning on their leader. It even has its own diagnosis, dubbed the “Tory Syndrome” by political scientist George Perlin in his 1979 book of the same name. All party leaders face the challenge that what may endear them to their party base may al…