A vote of confidence

The second-largest NDP convention ever has set a new standard for leadership support, with 92% of delegates endorsing Jack Layton as leader. While the larger question is whether the NDP can expand its reach, it certainly helps to have a united party working toward that end. And with what's already a disparate group of NDP delegates having this much confidence in Layton, it may not be long before voters who haven't before put their support behind the NDP start to do the same.