The lone man syndrome: Who endorses Stephen Harper?

Why are there only cardboard signs from hand-picked audiences standing behind Stephen Harper at today’s Conservative rallies? Why no Preston Mannings or Joe Clarks standing nearby to lend the current leader a hand?

Even for the youngest parties on the federal block, leadership legacies tend to carry weight on the partisan playing field.

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