I was cautious late last year, but now I personally don't see how Redford enters into the next election as head of the PCs. While two years is an eternity in politics, it will take a miracle of god for Redford to reverse this out of touch "witch" image in two years. I've met her briefly a couple of times and I don't think it's necessarily warranted, but politics is all about image - just Michael Ignatiff or Stephen Dion.
And to be honest the Wildrose have done a good job of focusing on this rather than policy, they're campaigning to a T. It also doesn't help that the PCs have absolutely dropped the ball on the communications front. It seems like they're stuck in the 1990s in regards to dealing on the PR front. Things like the London Olympics and the Tourism deals, The India Trade deals, etc., should PR slam dunks, but on each one they've bungled the narrative.
You combine some questionable policy initiatives (the confusing drinking law and the random over the top attack on public sector workers), an outdated PR action plan and a hard hitting opposition means it's pretty much the end of Redford as leader.
It'll be an interesting few years.
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