Christy Clark is expected to formally enter the leadership race Tuesday or Wednesday.

Christy Clark was poised to enter the leadership race either Tuesday or Wednesday, although after all of the intrigue arising from Carole James’ sudden departure, I have a feeling that Clark might make it official tomorrow.

Meanwhile, rumour has it that Patrick Kinsella, who is of course one of the BC Liberals’ top backroom boys, has signed on with the Clark campaign after his first choice, Rich Coleman, pulled the plug on his leadership candidacy last week.  I have a feeling that another Rich Coleman supporter Bob Rennie will also likely sign on.

Clark’s campaign seems to have a pretty powerful group of federal Liberal organizers already on the ground, although I am unsure about the Conservative contingent that people like Ken Boessenkool are going to be able to bring on board.

The line that is emerging from operatives and supporters of Kevin Falcon is that a Clark victory would prompt several current MLAs to leave the BC Liberals and provide the BC Conservative party with their first representatives in the legislature.  They are claiming that the party would become even more fractured if Clark, who has been out of politics for the past six years, were to win.

A pretty clever political ploy if you ask me, but complete and utter nonsense from a campaign that seems to have a candidate that is far more polarizing than a centrist like Clark.

Developing…