Dion Wins Liberal Leadership
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c9Go Stéphane Dion!
What happens in the next election? First, the NDP have a hard time because Dion is very strong and believable in their strongest areas: social justice and the environment. Next, the election is very West-vs.-Quebec (which is not a big change).
If Ignatieff had won, Harper would have been happy because it would have meant a majority for the Tories next time. But now he's a little worried. I think Bob Rae worried him the most, so as long as Bob Rae can be enticed to run in the election and be part of the campaign, Harper should be shaking a little bit.
Even though Dion's speech was of course calculated to bring Liberals together and make everybody else feel a bit better about losing, but I liked it, and thought it showed some class. Hopefully the party won't get stuck in the muck of rivalries like Chretien-Martin caused, and Ignatieff-Rae could have caused too.
I am finding myself far more warm toward the Liberal party now, just because of my trust in Dion. It's funny to see that in myself, since usually I'm commenting on people I would never vote for. :)
What happens in the next election? First, the NDP have a hard time because Dion is very strong and believable in their strongest areas: social justice and the environment. Next, the election is very West-vs.-Quebec (which is not a big change).
If Ignatieff had won, Harper would have been happy because it would have meant a majority for the Tories next time. But now he's a little worried. I think Bob Rae worried him the most, so as long as Bob Rae can be enticed to run in the election and be part of the campaign, Harper should be shaking a little bit.
Even though Dion's speech was of course calculated to bring Liberals together and make everybody else feel a bit better about losing, but I liked it, and thought it showed some class. Hopefully the party won't get stuck in the muck of rivalries like Chretien-Martin caused, and Ignatieff-Rae could have caused too.
I am finding myself far more warm toward the Liberal party now, just because of my trust in Dion. It's funny to see that in myself, since usually I'm commenting on people I would never vote for. :)
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Date: 2006-12-03 02:08 pm (UTC)I find it interesting that Dion won as a Quebecois, despite most of the votes from Quebec going to Ignatieff. Also, although being wooed by Chretien into the party, in many ways, Rae represented the old Chretien establishment more than Dion/Kennedy, who seem to have represented to a lot of delegates the renewal and change that is clearly necessary in the party.