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I just heard on the news that a ignatieff or rae supporter, can't remember which, is rumoured to have said that something along the lines of if "frank mckenna would run, he wouldn't have to worry about organizing things because a significant portion of the party would organize around him".
Edit: ok I was sort of right in what I heard, but looks like it was from earlier in the year:
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=883087
Mr. McKenna's candidacy is viewed by many as an option for those seeking party unity, and would likely receive backing from many Rae and Ignatieff supporters. Former Ontario premier David Peterson, who supported Mr. Ignatieff in the 2006 leadership race, said earlier this year that if Mr. McKenna wanted to reenter public life, he would not have to organize because "a massive organization would organize itself."
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I volunteered for McKenna's last campaign in New Brunswick in 1995 even though I was still too young to vote at the time. If he was to announce his candidacy for the Liberal leadership, I'd call my local party office that very day to volunteer for him again.