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Thursday 4 December 2008
Dion likely doesn't have the Liberal votes to bring down this coalition
It is time to start targeting individual MPs as part of this campaign. I think there is a strong chance that many Liberals interested in saving the Liberal Party might find themselves stuck in traffic on the day of the vote or mysteriously ill when the bells ring. Is a portion of the Liberal caucus prepared to break from Dion???? Keep in mind the grassroots has not endorsed this merger through any kind of democratic process. MPs were not consulted until after the negotiations were complete. If there are any principled Liberals and NDP out there, we would love to have you. Frank Valeritote, Judy Sgro, Jim Karygiannis, Linda Duncan, Ralph Goodale, Martin Couchon, Keith Martin, Charlie Angus, Andre Arthur, Irwin Cotler, Michael Ignatieff, Anita Neville, Ruby Dhalla, Ken Dryden, Denis Coderre, Justin Trudeau, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Brian Murphy, Geoff Regan, Scott Andrews, Bill Casey, Malcolm Allen, Niki Ashton, Peter Julian, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Pat Martin, John Cannis, Albina Guarnieri, and Joe Volpe might be worth targeting. 12-15 would stop this coalition and stop the Liberals from making the biggest mistake in their history. The first leadership candidate to break with this has a very good chance to win the Liberal leadership by the time May rolls around.
-Darryl
Update: From Today's Globe:
Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis wasted no time in calling Mr. Dion to be replaced before the House returns in January. "Who are we kidding? I think it's over," he said, heading into a closed door caucus meeting.
"To become Prime Minister at all costs? Where do we take the Liberal brand? ... The brand got hit. The brand is good. The CEO of the company screwed up."
