[ssiguy]

So now that the race is over and Harper is very much yesterday's news, who will replace him. He will quit on election night and they will hold a leadership convention probably in 2016 but what candidates could successfully take over not only gaining the confidence of the caucus but also one who is electable?

The Tories haven't got a hop unless they try to get a major footing in Quebec and/or Ontario and appealing the right wing portion of the party that is very much Western based will not play well in more socially liberal Ontario and Quebec. The Tories also know they cannot ignore urban Canada any longer as even in Alberta, the emerging left and centrist votes are emerging in Calgary and Edmonton.