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Why making Canada a state would backfire on Trump [View all]
A new Trump administration, a new country Trump wants to force to be the 51st state.
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But if we treat Trump seriously, what would the state of Canada look like?
Well, for one thing, it would make it a lot harder for Republicans to win control of Washington.
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Canada has two major political parties (the Conservative and Liberal parties), two close-to-major parties (the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois), and a scattering of others, such as the left-leaning Green Party and the far-right People’s Party of Canada. Only five parties—all of those listed above, except the PPC—have representation in Parliament.
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/12/2295654/-Why-making-Canada-a-state-would-backfire-on-Trump
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