At the end of the Calgary debate, candidate Jeff Willerton announced that his run at the leadership of the Wildrose Alliance had come to an end, and that he was throwing his miniscule support behind social conservative candidate Mark Dyrholm.
While another blog makes a good case that this has the appearance of a set-up, if turns out to be part of a staged stategy, then it would have no other option than to be considered a flop. Willerton never did get his campaign off the ground, cemented in the third place position from the beginning.
(For the life of me, I again can't help but recognize the handwriting that is all over this...)
Point blank, Willerton was comic relief at the debates, but never a serious contender.
No matter the real reason for Willerton's decision to quit, the result will be disappointing to the Dyrholm campaign, who will not see a significant rise in supporters - Jeff Willerton simply didn't have many to give.
Whether a planned gimmick or a genuine decision by Willerton, the media attention being given to Danielle Smith and the kudos she is already receiving for another fine debate performance has quickly reduced the Willerton move to a campaign news afterthought.
3 comments :
I'm shocked Willerton was even still in the race up until this point but a logical move to drop out of the race based on the lack of support.
This election is sounding more and more like the one in the Grisham novel "The Appeal" every day.
I hope this party doesn't get hi-jacked by people who have a far right wing social agenda? I may agree with them about some of the social problems in this country, but the fact is most people in Alberta are pretty much tolerant of things like abortion funding and same sex marriage.
We mustn't lose sight of the big picture which is putting the pressure on the present government to act in a more fiscally responsible manner and respecting the rights of the people...and hopefully replacing them in the next election!
Danielle Smith is capable of leading this party to victory...Mark Dyrholm is not. Just my opinion.
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