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Want to know who won the first United Conservative Party leadership debate this week?

So would I.

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But choosing a “winner” in a relatively lacklustre event is always difficult.

No doubt with that in mind, the Jason Kenney team issued a news release literally the moment the debate ended Wednesday night to helpfully declare, “Jason Kenney wins first UCP debate. Strongest on the economy.”

Good, glad that’s settled.

But wait. A half-hour later, no doubt because they wanted to give it careful thought, officials on Team Brian Jean issued their own conclusion, “Brian Jean wins first UCP leadership debate.”

And then, to confuse the matter even further, the Jeff Callaway campaign announced, “Jeff Callaway comes out ahead in first UCP leadership debate.”

The only person who didn’t declare himself the winner was candidate Doug Schweitzer who, ironically enough, may have actually been the “winner.” I mean, Schweitzer is the least known person in the leadership race. The debate was his big public introduction and he performed well.