Tories Position By-Elections As Test Of Ignatieff

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks with reporters on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, after the party's caucus meeting on Parliament Hill. The Canadian Press

From Globe And Mail:

In votes across the country Monday, race for second place is in many cases just as important as winning.

Liberals expect to be shut out of four federal by-elections and their rivals are already positioning Monday's results as a rejection of Michael Ignatieff's shaky leadership.

The contests will most likely amount to a confirmation of the status quo, with the Bloc Quebecois hanging on to two ridings in Quebec, New Democrats holding on to another in British Columbia and the Tories reclaiming a Nova Scotia riding that had been a longtime stronghold until Bill Casey, a former Conservative MP, captured it as an independent in 2008.

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My Comment: The Liberal Party is probably coming in second in two of these byelections, third in the other two.