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I would, but, *gestures widely*

I suppose it’s implicit- but, the communications were consistently awful. At a government level they were slow, unclear and unfocused - and occasionally nonsensical. Eby himself, like many good lawyers, was terrible at political communication. I suppose that all a function of the second guessing..

The party insiders who forced Eby into leadership need to take a long hard look in the mirror

should read "Instead of Eby and the..." ugh.

Remember the 1996 NDP leadership race? There were 5 different faces of the NDP on stage, each showing a side of the party. By the time Clark won, we all saw something we could get behind.

Eby also came into a government that was directionless. It's not Horgan's fault he got cancer, but I think we need to denormalize top leaders disappearing for months to deal with personal crises. Cancer diagnosis should be an instant resignation.

What does that mean? Well, they have more comeback ceiling, even in four years' time, so this leadership race is going to get some good candidates. And, that potential means the Cons have to be very prudent in the type of legislation they put forward, even in the near future.

What happened with Appadurai was nothing short of a soft coup. There was no reason for her disqualification and she rightfully would have won. She should have been premiere.

I don't think I'll ever trust them. Tryin to rob us of our democratic choices over and over is just shameful. This election was held to keep opposition down, to catch the Cons in turmoil, to kneecap CentreBC, and to take advantage of a new leader in the Greens. Same in 2020 with Furstenau.

eby drew no accountability–sometimes less, e.g. driving conflict–from the communities he built his personal political brand off. 'indecision' may be a generous explanation for lack of moral framework and attempts at self-serving preservation

I think that's overall right, and perhaps related a key problem with his premiership was his inability to have a fiscally responsible budget.

If true, lessons for the NDP are fourfold: 1. don't short circuit leadership races. 2. Figure out what the right policy is, and push it through. 3. Make sure you find ways to convincingly tell the story of those changes. 4. Don't make it all about polarizing partisan politics. Voters HATE that.