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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
With the positive growth shown by the Green Party, and May's performance since taking over the party, and the fact that she's the leader of this party, she would be a strong candidate in ousting Layton who has really done nothing with the NDP except driving it into becoming even more of an out of touch fringe party, that has lost touch with its own roots.
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No argument there, but it would be exceedingly difficult to parachute a candidate into a riding where Layton has been a high-profile figure for 25+ years. Especially a party that currently has no parliamentary representation.
Layton had 48% of the vote last election, the Greens had 7%
The only way Layton is disappearing is if nationally the NDP have another poor election, lose a few more seats and Layton steps down or is removed from the head of the party. Then I could see him quit federal politics to take a run for Toronto mayor.