Dion in real trouble in Québec

Liberal leader Stéphane Dion is probably one of the most reviled federal politicians in Québec, including in his own party:

Steven Pinkus, the party's vice-president for Quebec's anglophone community, went public on the weekend in the Quebec media with recriminations against the Liberals' recruiting, fundraising and communication efforts.

[...] "He has no instinct," former Liberal minister and political commentator Liza Frulla said in an interview. "At a certain point, people feel it if there is something wrong, even if they don't know exactly what it is. But he, poor Stéphane, doesn't feel it."

It doesn't look good for Stéphane in Québec at all. His stand-in in the province, Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, has been called "narcissistic" and "abrasive" by Québec Liberals.

Several high-profile Liberals who want to run for the party in the next federal election have been ignored by Dion, which has prompted many of them to throw in the towel:

Former Liberal MP Nick Discepola, who won three elections for the party in a riding just outside of Montreal, said he offered to run again and is still waiting for an answer.

While he sits on the sidelines, Mr. Discepola said that Bloc Québécois MP Meili Faille is working to retain her seat, while Conservative minister and Senator Michael Fortier is organizing his own bid in Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

[...] Mr. Pinkus said the Liberal Party has lost a number of potential candidates through these types of delays, explaining that strong people have grown tired of waiting. Even a well-known candidate like former astronaut Marc Garneau had to make public threats before Mr. Dion eventually formalized his nomination.

Sorry, Stéphane, but this is no way to run a party and still hope to win the next election. Let's assume for a moment that everything the Conservatives have done so far has been utterly wrong. Fine. But they did get one thing right, though: Dion is not a leader and never will be.