From the Globe and Mail editorial on Friday:
In his somewhat ruthless takeover of much of his party's organization, Mr. Ignatieff has also demonstrated a knack for the more hard-nosed aspects of party politics – or at least the ability to attract organizers and backroom veterans capable of doing the heavy lifting. Among Mr. Dion's many problems was an inability to rally his party behind him; Mr. Ignatieff, who seems to be amassing high-profile supporters by the day, would be less likely to suffer that fate.
Now this takeover didn't happen within the past couple of days. It must have happened over the past couple of years. That is, Iggy's crew had to take over key positions while Dion was still leader.
And if that's the case, little surprise then that Dion had an "inability to rally his party behind him".
And if that's the case, then it's little surprise that the party didn't do very well at the polls recently what with all the Iggy people in charge of everything and their not really convinced of Dion's leadership in the first place.
Might that explain some candidates less than enthusiastic performance during the election, including turning up as star players in Conservative attack releases?
Hmmm.
Something didn't add up all along.
But it's starting to.
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