Summary
The NDP's winning formula is built almost entirely on Doer's steady hand, and his man-of-the-people brand of personal politics. He's highly visible, from his East Side seat at Bomber games to Broadway hotdog stands. He's also genuinely seen as the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with. Even the most talented MLAs know they won their seats largely on the strength of Doer's popularity. After 20 years at the party's helm and nearly a decade running the government, the party IS Doer. It's dominated by dozens of people who are fiercely loyal to him, nothing gets done unless Doer is on side and cabinet ministers don't always have a chance to shine.
The Paul Martin to Gary Doer's Jean Chr ©tien, minus the back-stabbing. Or better still, he's Silvio Dante to Doer's Tony Soprano, minus the greased-back hair. [Greg Selinger] has been the self-taught finance minister since the NDP took office in 1999, and the architect of the bevy of small tax cuts. He is also Doer's defenceman on the Crocus debacle.See the full content of this document
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Look Who's 60
When Doer calls it a day, who'll be in the wings?
:By Bruce Owen and Mary Agnes Welch11That's the day Premier Gary Doer will have reigned longer than his nemesis, former Tory premier Gary Filmon.And it's around about then Manitoba should be gearing up for another election. By then, we should know the answer to the two big political questions expected to grip the Manitoba legislature for the next three years: Will Premier Gary Doer run for a fourth term and, if he doesn't, who will succeed him?Doer...See the full content of this document
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