Lack of Liberal party support due to Mulcair honeymoon: Bob Rae

Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae acknowledges that voters are in an NDP swoon following the selection of Tom Mulcair as leader.

But he is urging supporters to ignore polls and concentrate on rebuilding the shattered party.

Rae says despite a lacklustre showing in some recent polls, the Liberal Party’s underlying approach is stronger than the NDP’s.

A couple of recent polls put the Liberals in third place, well back of the NDP and governing Conservatives.

Rae also reiterated that broadening the Liberal membership base and boosting financial contributions will be paramount in rebuilding the shattered party.

But he remains cagey on his ambitions on becoming permanent leader, only saying he will not be making any decisions until the rules for the leadership contest are set.

Rae made the comments on Saturday at the Nova Scotia Liberal Party’s annual general meeting in Halifax where he gave a speech blasting the governing Tories.

He accused the Tories of being unethical, using International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda’s spending scandal as an example.

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