If this sort of polling hocus-pocus, which suggests the Liberals will recapture 20 seats in Ontario, is the basis for Mr. Dion's apparent readiness to bring down the Conservatives next month, he might want a second opinion before forcing an election. The former cheerleaders say Mr. Dion has retreated into a silo of self-guiding isolation, turned a tin ear to public occasion by delivering stern policy lectures at feel-good fundraisers and remained so socially distant from his own caucus that his advisors can't find a way to send quiet warnings through friendly backdoor channels.

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