The stars are aligning for the NDP in 2015, with the right federal leader, and so I see no need to get involved with very defensive schemes like Cullen's clunker.
I don't want the right federal leader. I want the left federal leader!
On a more serious note, in addition to the changing of the political cycle in provinces where the NDP traditionally dominates, the NDP is also showing new strength in provinces like Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador that it can build on.