If the latest NTV/Telelink poll on the race in St. John's East holds true, New Democrat Jack Harris can start house-hunting in Ottawa and his two rivals can count on not getting their deposit back.
Of the 526 people in the riding polled by Telelink, 52.3 percent said they would be voting for Harris. Liberal Walter Noel polled 8.7 percent and Conservative Craig Westcott polled 8.2 percent.
Craig shouldn't be embarrassed; to come from nowhere, hold up the name of an underdog's underdog and tie a former provincial cabinet minister is no mean feat.
Now mind you, Craig had some help from Walter who seems to love setting fire to his own bollocks at every opportunity.
But still.
In the right campaign for the right party, Craig would be electable. he's smart, knows his stuff and can make the case.
Michael Connors finished the NTV broadcast by wondering if Harris and his crew of New Democrats and Provincial Conservatives would now spend the last two weeks in St. John's South-Mount Pearl campaigning against Liberal Siobhan Coady.
She'd better hope not.
Ordinarily, she's got enough of a lead to win against her nearest rival, the NDP's Ryan Cleary.
If Harris piled on for the last two weeks, there might actually wind up being two orange seats in Newfoundland and Labrador. None of the Connies would sally to the south since they've already taken a shine to Coady.
But Harris and the Dippers?
They wouldn't have the same hesitation.
Not for a second.
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