‘There’s a real problem,’ political pundit says lack of name recognition hurts NDP’s Horgan
NANAIMO — BC New Democratic Party leader John Horgan’s lack of profile hurts the party’s chances of forming government, according to political commentator Allan Warnke.
The retired Vancouver Island University political science professor and former MLA told NanaimoNewsNOW Horgan is not a well-known commodity beyond Vancouver Island and Vancouver.
“There’s a real problem, it is down to John who?” Warnke said. “This is going to be a problem for the campaign because he’s only got really seven weeks left.”
Horgan acknowledged questions have come up about his lack of name recognition during a recent campaign-style stop in Parksville.