Leadership Race going into Super Weekend

Super Weekend is upon us! I know we're all excited to see the outcome. Here are some of my remarks on the remaining candidates:

1. Ignatieff: He was good in the last debate, but was weak on the Iraq War question as expected. He's a great speaker, but he seems awkward and uncomfortable when unscripted.

2. Rae: Oh, do I despise this guy. Personal bias aside, he is very charismatic and has a good chance of winning (God help us all). Given that practically every candidate that drops out will go to him, he has huge late-ballot potential.

3. Dion: A policy wonk, as we all know by now, but is that what we want in a leader...don't we want someone who's inspiring. Aren't we fed up of the insistence on top-down policy? I've realized too that his English is not that great either. He's probably Rae's biggest challenger right now.

4. Gerard Kennedy: Hasn't yet adjusted to federal politics. Needs to improve his French. A huge disappointment, as people are now talking about him in the "second-tier"


5. Martha Hall Findlay: Has hung in there, despite odds. If this party is serious about renewal, she MUST stay in until the Convention.

6. Ken Dryden: Lot of people are hyping Dryden's support, and I suspect it might be lower than expected. He's a humble and genuine person, and showed some real inspiration in the last debate (in his closing statements). I wish him well.

7. Scott Brison: Impressive, and sharp. His Conservative past, though discourages me from supporting him as the leader, but he would make a good minister of finance, for example. He might be the next to drop out.

8. Joe Volpe: lol...I detest this guy so much, that I'm starting to like him. I definitely don't think he should drop out, 'cause the things that are happening in his campaign are probably happening in everybody else's too. There needs to be a thorough review by the party - and those people involved must be duly punished. The question of the century is: who will Volpe eventually support (definitely not Iggy), and (ii) who wants Volpe's support?


Aside: I wish Hedy Fry well. I don't know why people didn't take her more seriously, because she was one of the most inspiring speakers of the bunch. too bad...

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