It's not that Bob Rae's suggestions to make the Libs' leadership race a small-money, more inclusive affair are bad ones. But when one of the two candidates who would seem to have the most to gain from rules that favour established organization makes a public call for just the opposite, it's worth wondering just what might be behind the move.
Is it that Rae's organization is weak enough at the moment that he doesn't think he'll be able to keep up with a higher-resource Ignatieff campaign?
Is it in hope that with a more diverse candidate field, there will be less focus on his own personal negatives than if he and Ignatieff spend the entire race under the microscope?
Or is Rae trying to curry the favour of also-rans in hopes of winning their endorsements once the battle is down to two candidates - even though last time out that same strategy failed to actually bring delegates into his corner?
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