Replacing Poilievre won’t solve Conservatives’ problems

Anthony Koch/National Post: If Conservatives have credibility problems with parts of the electorate, those problems did not begin with the current leader. They have persisted through multiple leaders, campaigns and attempts at reinvention. The same is true of the party’s weak professional infrastructure, its chronic difficulties in certain regions and demographics and the ideological tensions within the broader conservative movement. These problems have outlasted leaders from different wings of the party, with different personalities and political strategies…