Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Going public

It's only a small start, but a group of former Conservative candidates is now actively calling for Harper's head:
Senior party officials dismissed the move as an insignificant push by only four Quebecers and said their leader will stay on to fight the Liberals. But the authors of a statement calling for Harper's resignation said they're tired of seeing their party competing with the NDP and the Green Party in the province.

"We will never win the next election," said the statement released Tuesday.

"Harper will resign afterward, it's certain. But why wait for the elections? Wouldn't it be better for him to leave now?

"We have ample time to find a new leader before the next election."

The statement said Harper was a good transitional leader but showed little interest in Quebec. It was signed by four people who ran as candidates and were defeated in last year's federal election.

Naturally, the Con spin has started, ranging from "if 4 candidates signed the letter against Harper then the rest must all be for him" to "blame Belinda!". And there's little doubt that this individual call won't make much difference.

But even through consistently dropping poll numbers, the one thing Harper supposedly had was the support of his own party. Now, even that's taken a very public hit...and not from anybody who seems to gain directly from his potential departure either. That doesn't look the least bit prime ministerial - which should only help to hasten Harper's exit if he can't find a way to win the next election.

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