Doerkson finally emerged after spending the last two days fundraising instead of answering the dozens of questions about his plan that remain unanswered.

Throughout the campaign, Lorne Doerkson has been unwilling to answer questions with anything but platitudes, including refusing to say what car insurance would cost, missed his self-imposed deadline on releasing his costing and an unwillingness to explain how he would avoid healthcare cuts, and other stumbles including a bizarre openness to proportional representation that is at odds with his party’s historic position.

It’s no wonder Doerkson banned follow-up questions in the first week of the campaign. While his staff try to shield him from scrutiny, his leadership rivals are wasting no time shoring up support for the inevitable leadership campaign to replace Doerkson.

Aaron Gunn has made stops in Vancouver-Yaletown, Cowichan Valley, Bulkley Valley-Stikine, Kootenay-Rockies, Kootenay Central, Kootenay-Monashee, Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Langford-Highlands, Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, Salmon Arm-Shuswap, Langley-Abbotsford, Mid Island-Pacific Rim, and Richmond.

Caroline Elliott has made her own visits in Maple Ridge East, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, Vancouver-Langara, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, Richmond, and Powell River-Sunshine Coast.

As Keith Baldrey said on CKNW, “I doubt they're going to remain unified for very long after the election.”