Despite the desire for a westerner to break from the Mulroney legacy, Campbell struggled to get to the second round.
Kim Campbell, aiming to become Canada's first female Prime Minister, struggled to get off the first ballot. But she did, and now can take the fight directly to Charest. Her plainspoken style is thought to appeal to those drawn to Reform, and her personal popularity is among the highest in the country, rivaling that of
Joe Carter. Because of her popularity, she is seen as the only person who can hold the party together in the wake of high disapprovals for the party and outgoing Prime Minister Mulroney.
The experienced, curly-haired Quebecer is poised to take the reins of the country.
Charest, on the other hand, is seen as someone who can keep the PCs' tenuous grasp on Quebec. With the rise of the Bloc Quebecois and the Liberals poised to retake a province long considered "theirs", Charest could stop the bleeding. He is seen, however, as a bit too close to Mulroney (who was also a Quebecer). He is running to the left of Campbell on the environment and to the right on a host of other issues.
Two days, and the winner becomes the 19th Prime Minister of Canada and lead the party almost immediately into elections.
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