When you are leading a major provincial political party, it is never a good sign when the country's largest-circulating newpaper makes editorial sport of you:
Memo to Tim Hudak: Please stay as Ontario PC leader: Editorial
You lost an Ontario election in 2011 that you were to supposed to win; failed in two byelections last year; and dropped four out of five this month against a tired and scandal-prone government. But so what? You’re Tim Hudak, head of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, and winning isn’t everything.
Ignore the growing number of Tories worried they’ll never achieve power as long as you’re at the helm. Naysayers. They’re troubled by your persistent and well-documented failure to connect with Ontario voters. The electorate doesn’t seem to trust you.
Never mind. People of good judgment realize Ontario is best served by having a leader with your special touch continue to steer the PC party. Yes, Tory petitions are circulating calling for a leadership review, with the aim of dumping you. But cheer up. The good news is they are likely to fail. With any luck, Ontarians will have the option of not giving Tim Hudak their vote for a long time to come.
Lorne, I thought Dalton McGuinty's scandal ridden government had made Liberals very unpopular in Ontario. Now it looks that thanks to Tim Hudak (as you explained it so well) it is going to be a win, Wynne,for the Liberal Premier. Or is it NDP?
ReplyDeleteMy politics instincts have failed me on more than one occasion, LeDaro, so take my prediction with a grain of salt: As long as Hudak leads the Conservatives here, I suspect we will have another minority Liberal government, with more gains by the NDP, in the next provincial election, which many think will be next spring.
DeleteLet's all say "buh-bye" to the chinless chipmunk. Anyone who proudly brays that he's a protege of Mike "Fuck the Poor" Harris has nothing to be proud of...
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Hudak's strategy of invoking the malevolent spirit of Ontario's worst premier does suggest his political instincts are wanting, Neil.
DeleteThinkingManNeil, I sincerely hope that Ontarians have not forgotten about Mike "Fuck the Poor" Harris. He was a notch up to Harper even.
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