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four election campaigns have now grown and are becoming adults, it's probably in a better headspace that he has ever been before, leading his party as prime minister and leader with 100 plus seats, not a repeat of the 1993 election where the conservatives went from governing to down to seats. >> but he is leaving his party after a loss to the sun appear to go through throughout his career was kind of the archvillain to stephen harper. wanted to harper. wanted to destroy not just the liberal party but end the era of trudeau. >> ii am sure that is losing to justin trudeau is not something that makes them happy, and i amand focus groups and messaging but quite frankly very little. >> we have made that decision. >> ultimately the campaign manager decided that was what was going to win yet another government.

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absolutely. the buck stops on the leader's desk. you are absolutely right. in 2011 when he won his majority and 2006 and 2008 he obviously deserves the credit and ultimately the buck stops on the leader's desk which is why we will see the 1st tent of stephen -- 1st hint of the stephen harper stepping down as prime minister given that his opponent has one, but i give a feeling that he will be hinting that he will not be leaving the conservative party as leader of the opposition. >> apparently telling reporters as we