Was in Ottawa for the leadership reveal, and I’ve been meaning to write a blog reflecting on the race. First off, let me thank all the volunteers and party staff who worked during the weekend and throughout the race.
While the obvious winner was Justin Trudeau, and congratulations to his team are due, I thought I’d write about who I think are the more subtle winners and losers from both the weekend and the race as a whole. Presented in no particular order.
WINNERS
-George Takach
Takach wasn’t taken the most seriously at the start of the race, but official entry into the race was professional, he garnered a surprising amount of Young Liberal support which gave him decent online buzz, and he positioned himself well to own the “digitial economy” file – not a bad niche to have for a party looking for ways to be economically . . . → Read More: The Liberal Scarf: Winners and losers in the LPC leadership race – besides the obvious winner