(This is an expansion on a comment I posted on Dave Cournoyer's excellent blog)
The last minute decision to parachute an Alberta Liberal candidate into Calgary Elbow makes little sense as an election strategy. It diverts funds and volunteers from other campaigns and highlights the Liberal's inability to attract a local candidate. Proposed candidate John Roggeveen brings neither money, followers nor profile to the table. The one thing he does have to offer is blind loyalty to the Alberta Liberal Party brand and the camp of leader David Swann.
