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Jason Kenney dropped in at a weekend PC policy conference for some early skirmishes with the party he wants to take over, and then abolish.

These were probing attacks, warning flares, muscle flexes, all designed to show he’s the most formidable force on the ground.

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He brought in four busloads of young supporters who dominated an election for three places on the board of the PC youth association.

That may seem trivial, but Kenney’s backers say their three winners, by tilting the youth board and influencing secondary selections, could produce as many as 60 delegates for Kenney in the leadership finale next March.

“That’s disappointing, the old way of doing things,” said MLA Richard Starke, who appears to have considerable support among traditional Progressive Conservatives.

It was also brutally effective.