'It's all coming together finally,' former Liberal president Judy Morrow says
The former head of the provincial Liberals says the party is "reaping the benefits of all the hard work" by party members in years past.
Judy Morrow, past president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party, attributes the party's current success to "a lot of hard work by a lot of volunteers."
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Morrow became party president in 2009, during a period when the Liberals held only three seats after the Progressive Conservatives under Danny Williams swept to power by winning 44 seats in 2007.
"2011 was a tough election, but through a lot of hard work by volunteers and people who believed in the values of the Liberal Party, It all came to fruition," she said.
"It's all coming together finally for us in this election."
Morrow said sticking with the party during the bad times and now, seemingly, the good times "is so rewarding."
"We had a really dynamic leadership race and I think that did a lot for the party. And it brought a lot of credibility to the party," she said.
Morrow said the hard work needs to continue towards Nov. 30 and party members shouldn't, and won't, get complacent.
Federal Liberal push
She also attributes some of the current momentum to the decisive Liberal win during the Oct. 19 federal election.
"We're a blended party, this is what a lot of people don't realize," she said.
"When I was president of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland, I was also the Newfoundland representative on the national board for the Liberal Party of Canada and I believe we're the only party that does that. In know that he PCs don't for sure."
Morrow said there has always been collaboration between the federal and provincial party, saying "this is how our party has been designed."
"Of course, the success nationally spills over to success provincially as it does [reciprocally], and of course some of the volunteers are the same."
When asked about election day predictions, Morrow said she expects "a very strong Liberal win. How about that?"
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