When the going got tough, the tough bowed out

But once the writ was dropped, that door was closed. So given Wynne’s personal numbers, why was campaign messaging all about her?

In what has to go down as one of the strangest political moves ever, someone convinced Premier Kathleen Wynne, pictured at last year's Ottawa Pride Parade, that she should concede defeat the week before the election. The Hill Times photograph by Andew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

June 11, 2018

OTTAWA—Nobody wants to vote for a loser. Which is why in most elections, even the candidate who is running last has an intrinsic belief that they can win. Even those who are savvy enough to read the numbers, keep up a bold front for the sake of their supporters. To keep the volunteers pumped, ca...

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