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Originally Posted by Klondike
Chrysler Freeland running for Liberal leader. Yeah I dunno about that  |
On paper, Carney is looking really good. The fact that he was appointed BoC governor by Harper could add distance for him between himself and the Liberals establishment. The biggest potential liability is that he might get labelled as an elitist.
It is almost funny how the Cons instantly jumped on attacking Carbon Tax Carney. For me, the incessant name-calling is really getting old, esp when Carney has already heavily hinted he plans on dropping (the consumer portion of) the carbon tax.
Against Carney, I honestly don't think Freeland has a good chance to win the leadership race. She carries too much of Turd's baggage with her, and that would not be popular among mainstream voters regardless of who the Liberals membership support.
But all of this really highlights how much Turd's late stage resignation is hurting the Liberals brand. Had Turd been willing to resign much earlier, the Libs would have far more time to go through a proper leadership race, and build up the national level recognition of their next leader.