I'll have plenty more to say about the Libs' 2008 election returns (discussed at the Pundits' Guide) over the weekend.
But here's the quick takeaway for now. During last year's general election campaign, while the Libs screamed to anybody who would listen that they and only they were able to stop Stephen Harper - not to mention begged their candidates, volunteers and donors to squeeze out every last drop - they made a deliberate choice to do less than they could to oppose the Cons despite obvious incentives to the contrary. And the "party executives" who made the call would figure to have some significant overlap with the people responsible for the Ignatieff coronation.
Edit: Definitely worth mentioning the Libs themselves who got pulled in by the campaign appeals.
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