Commentary Pierre Poilievre entered the federal Conservative leadership race before it even started, and while the press are salivating over the horse race, the other nags are smelling the glue factory. But since there’s more to politics than just winning, let’s take a quick look at whether he should win, and why and how. If Poilievre is not familiar to you, you don’t follow Canadian politics. An upset victory brought him into Parliament at age 24 and he’s been there ever since, which is bad. But he’s been articulate and fearless, which is good. Also abrasive, partisan, and snide, which is good and bad. And he has matured, which is good. Notice I haven’t yet mentioned ideas. And since “Ideas have consequences,” in Richard Weaver’s classic understated formulation, let’s see what Poilievre’s are. OK, first let’s sweep into the dustbin of history all the commentators not friendly to conservatism who …