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In his book Big Blue Machine, Patrick Boyer says that it took considerable effort to draft Roblin and Stanfield into the contest. Anti-Dief forces feared without a premier in the race, against former ministers like Fulton and Hees, Dief would win the convention and settle leadership till after the next election. So let's say either Roblin and Stanfield don't enter - Stanfield had just won a provincial election and said he would serve out his term. Robarts is in an election year and has no interest in federal politics. Alternately, Dalton Camp loses the party presidency to Diefenbaker loyalist Arthur Mahoney (he won by 566-502 IOTL) in 1966 and there's no review. How would the Liberal race be impacted if Diefenbaker is Tory leader?
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