Well-attended event last night at U. of T. – and Son Three was there to sell Fight The Right! (We sold out, too.)
Most interesting thing, from my perspective: that’s an A.Y. Jackson over my head. I tried to pry it off the wall, but the U. of T. Liberals and Organizing For Progress told me they’d get in trouble. So I left it behind.
I have the Man Flu today, so I am in one foul mood. Stay away.
As such, this fits my mood perfectly. Spotted by Steve Ladurantaye. (Oh, and Steve: thanks for help on delivery. It came for about a week and then stopped. Now all they send is bills. This, too, puts me in a bad mood!)
The sentiments are nice, but to Team Sandra, I say: keep working like you are way, way behind. Work like you’ve never worked on a campaign. Don’t leave anything to chance!
The only people to lead their party to victory and become premier while holding a Toronto riding were George Drew (Conservative-High Park) from 1943 to 1948 and Bob Rae (NDP-York South) from 1990 to 1995.
Combined, these facts are a big reason why Sandra Pupatello will likely win the Liberal leadership race to succeed Dalton McGuinty and become Ontario’s next premier.
Historically, the path to success for Liberal leadership contenders has been simple: Play up your outside-of-Toronto roots and appeal to the fiscal business-minded conservatives in the party.
It’s a strategy that McGuinty deployed masterfully in winning the 1996 leadership contest, where his final-ballot opponent was Gerard Kennedy, then a downtown Toronto MP with a background as a food bank organizer.
It’s a strategy that will surely propel Pupatello to victory…
This poor, um, poll is accurate plus or minus 115 percentage points out of 100.
I’ve always liked and admired her, as regulars know. She is fearless.
At this point, however, her campaign manager – my pal Carter – is better known than she is. That said, it’s a long race, and I know the pair of them are going to make it fun.