1) He was not a local. The economy is in rough shape and they want someone from their area that knows what they need.
2) He is too liberal for the large conservative base there. The average Conservative voter there is fiscally and socially conservative, and Tory is neither. As a result, the Liberal vote was able to overcome the fact that many stayed home.
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It has to do with two factors:
1) He was not a local. The economy is in rough shape and they want someone from their area that knows what they need.
2) He is too liberal for the large conservative base there. The average Conservative voter there is fiscally and socially conservative, and Tory is neither. As a result, the Liberal vote was able to overcome the fact that many stayed home.
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