According to recent reports, former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray will be running for the Ontario Liberals in the next provincial election. It has also been reported that they are targetting one of the four Toronto area ridings currently held by the NDP. All of this has yet to be confirmed by Murray, but he recently moved to Toronto and ran (unsuccessfully) for the Liberals federally in 2006, so it wouldn't be much of a surprise.
This is not good news for New Democrats. Three of the four ridings have been won in by-elections (all from Liberals), so we're not talking about solid orange territory here. Murray is also seen as a left-leaning progressive by many, which also hurts NDP chances. Yet, the Star claims that unseating the NDP won't be all that easy.
However, I've said it before, and I'll say it again...If the NDP can't distinguish itself from left-leaning liberals, Greens, and other so-called 'progressives,' the party is in trouble.
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