i think that fallout from the patrick brown situation is unclear; if you're the liberals, this is almost an act of god, and it's really just out of nowhere...

one substantive factor likely lies in how the conservative base reacts to it on social media and in conversation. the party might take swift actions to try and neutralize what it sees as a nightmare, in an attempt to appeal to...sane people, really. but, you know that the good old conservative base is going to yell and scream about feminism, and how he was set up by a clique of feminazis trying to silence him.

i'm not suggesting that such a movement has legs. not in ontario. not in 2017. but, these idiots are vocal, and this is the kind of troll that they love to get in people's faces on - and that people get pissy about, quickly. here's your free market, guys - you have no control over how your voters represent your image on social media, which is the media people actually use.

avoid your uncle on facebook this week.

and, the accusations are....they're substantive because she was underage. but, that's one of the arguments that the mras love to go to town with, isn't it? "i thought she was legal. how am i supposed to know?".

but, the candidates will address their opponents, and soon enough be eager to push patrick brown out of the news cycle. wynne probably wins by default, now. but, that zombie conservative vote really is stubborn, you know.