A CROP poll on Saturday showed Duceppe may have had a challenger for the PQ crown in one Pauline Marois. Ms. Marois was defeated by Andre Boisclair in the last PQ leadership race, and was set to make another run.
This poll showed Marois favoured by a margin of 45-21. So did Gilles wait for the next poll before doing something rash?
No.
Gilles decided, based on one early poll result (the first in fact) to "take it back" and not run for PQ leader after all.
"I quit"
Had he not referenced any other polls before making this momentous decision? Did he only enter on a hunch? Did he not think he might have to FIGHT..to lead the Parti Quebecoise? C'mon..
By stepping out of the PQ leadership race within 24 hours of his entry into it, Gilles Duceppe may have ruined his career, and the chances for the Bloc in the next election.
Gilles "No stomach for a fight" Duceppe will be subject to ridicule for the rest of his time in the Commons. He will no longer command the respect required in the House to be taken seriously.
If the Bloc does not remove Duceppe from his leadership position soon, it will be tarred with the same brush full of wussyness.
And no one votes for a wussy.
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