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A hotly contested nomination like the one the New Democrats had last week in Regina Coronation Park bodes well for the party’s chances in that riding.

The problem for Leader Ryan Meili and the NDP is that is all that it really means.

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Sure, last week’s contested Regina Coronation Park nomination, won by Nooralluh Burki, puts the NDP in better shape in a seat it lost by just 147 votes in 2016. But does it really move the needle for Meili and the NDP?

Admittedly, neither the NDP nor the Saskatchewan Party have so far demonstrated much interest in running candidates in the other party’s safe seats … let alone the 16 Saskatchewan seats (out of 63 seats in total) that might be considered “swing seats” won by less than 55 per cent of the popular vote in the last election.

But while this doesn’t bode particularly well for either party, the status quo is far more advantageous for the Sask. Party, which has far more (largely rural) “safe seats” that won’t require the party to do much to win again.