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Who needs the grassroots

as long as they cough up money bi-monthly when the party brass manufactures a crisis?

I don't know anything about Mark Warner but the reasons provided for turfing are pretty dubious. I so know Brent Barr is passing though. He was the lecturer for the Sales and Marketing course I took at Wilfrid Laurier University while I was completing my MBA. I quite liked Brent. He is a charismatic guy, cared about teaching the course well and put in the effort to make it a successful course. That is why I have a hard time believing this

...As for Brent Barr in Guelph, the Conservative national council accused him of not generating enough support for the Conservatives through canvassing and of running a poor campaign in the last election - charges he vehemently denies.

The Conservatives have a rule that you run twice in a riding and lose each time then the party can deny your nomination. Brent Barr has run once and he increased his vote against an incumbent. The Liberal incumbent is not running the next time around which puts the seat in play. Seems the party insiders have decided that Brent can't win the riding but the evidence released to this point makes me question their decision,
I guess with the fact the Liberals can't score on the Conservatives it is left for the Conservatives to score on themselves.

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