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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).
 
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).
Thanks for the reminder that even if the "right wing" won, the "stop X" dynamic in '96 was the inverse of '23.
 

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