ShonTron
Moderator
Never say "nothing". McGuinty was elected Lib leader as the most conservative candidate on the leadership ballot IIRC.
It was Gerard Kennedy who was the front runner in that race, a left-leaning Liberal much like Nate Erskine-Smith. There was a strong "anyone but Kennedy" sentiment, which resulted in McGuinty, who wasn't really offensive to anyone in the party. Remember, he did win two back-to-back majorities (though in the 1999 election, Harris still won, but the OLP added seats despite a cut in the number of MPPs).