See also:
“Carole James’ Finest Hour”
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[quote]Here’s the debate in a three paragraphs.
Gordon Campbell didn’t do well, but he didn’t do terribly, which is generally the goal for the front-runner. Nobody who watched the debate would have left saying ‘wow, I feel a lot better about that guy.’ Nobody would have been plunged into horror at some newly revealed weakness.
Carole James did well, though not enough to make any huge changes in the party’s fortunes. There wasn’t the Gordon Wilson-Brian Mulroney kind of defining moment that would transform the campaign.
And B.C.'s regions should be steamed at how little attention was given to any issues that matter to them. Forestry never even came up, except in terms of a brief reference to raw log exports. Nothing on mining, or regional economic development, or of ways to provide better services outside the Lower Mainland.[/quote]