It's interesting to see Robert Silver's surprise that Dominic Leblanc is doing everything possible to run away from the title of renewal/grassroots candidate. But it makes perfect sense from my standpoint that the Lib contenders might be seeking virtually any other available available label first.
After all, Stephane Dion held just those designations at the last leadership convention - however dubiously in light of the apparent lack of grassroots support following his leadership win. And with the Libs's latest race now in progress as a direct result of Dion's failings, it makes sense that Leblanc and other candidates would see some serious danger in branding themselves in a way that would build associations to Dion.
Of course, that raises issues as to whether the Libs' leadership contenders will end up either being detached from any party renewal process, or completely drowning it out. And it may be that Dion's greatest damage to the Libs is yet to come if his path to victory winds up discrediting the symbols associated with him among the Libs' new leadership contenders.
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