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Originally Posted by jthetzel
I was hoping someone over at NTV had had a few too many Jockey Clubs and misquoted Cleary, but now it's confirmed. I really don't understand the strategy. Maybe I'm naive, but a switch from NDP to PCP, for a seat in St. John's, seems politically suicidal. Is Winsor Lake such a conservative stronghold that Cleary thinks this the best path to maintaining influence in provincial government?
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That seat is currently held by liberal Cathy Bennett and isn't likely to switch hands during the election, so it's an intriguing choice of district. Paul Davis could have pushed for him to run in that district to try and weaken the liberal hold in the city.
It would have made
slightly more sense for him to run in a city district that falls under the St. John's South - Mount Pearl federal riding; those people know him and what (if anything) he's done for the district.
In the end, there's no sense in trying to think about the logic behind this move like statbass said.