Silvio Claude, another likely centrist candidate, has prudently gone into hiding.
Tory positioned himself as a centrist candidate, and defeated Flaherty 54% to 46% on the second ballot.
Five centrist candidates ran, each getting between 2 and 13 percent.
Both, of course, have a stake in helping the centrist candidates succeed.
He presents himself as an "independent centrist humanist" candidate, under the "Force of Freedom" banner.
He has supported and advised other centrist political candidates in policy and internet related issues.
Suppressing their instincts, liberals sided with centrist candidates.
Condorcet methods tend to encourage the selection of centrist candidates who appeal to the median voter.
One goal of the initiative's supporters was to produce more centrist candidates by diluting the ability of party regulars to control the nomination.
And are we willing to nominate a more centrist candidate who can win?