Ralph Klein is a damaged politician. His one stock in trade was that the people loved him and the party was solidly behind him; that he was Mr. Teflon and he couldn't be touched. That's clearly over now. |
The most likely outcome is that he will step down a heck of a lot earlier. The fall would be the most likely compromise. |
The people in the party wanted to give him a graceful exit and he wouldn't let them. |
This is the nightmare scenario for Harper. I don't know how much they can get done. |
This is the one that accepts the message. It switches off a civil war and it gives the party the summer to get over what they have just gone through. |