Coffee counter politicians are speculating on the potential of Liberal caucus dropouts Rayboult and Philpott being snapped up by the Tories or the NDPs now that they are on the loose.
Maybe not. All party decision makers are well aware of candidates in the past who could not be fitted into team politics. A political party is not a political party if it cannot work as a team.
The provincial Tories have Randy Hillier and an earlier dropout. Not too long ago, Parliament Hill had Belinda Stronach briefly. There were others, too easily forgotten to mention, who should never have gone ahead and got elected on a party ticket.
None of them ever did anything constructive or memorable with their actions before they faded into the footnotes of parliamentary lore.
The truth is, a political party--any political party--is viewed by the electorate as having one leader, a group of ministers and a truckload of back benchers. It could quite safely be said that they vote for the party, not the individuals.
Aspiring politicians should be prepared to think logically, not emotionally.
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