Bob Rae, who was premier of Ontario when a member of the social-democratic New Democrats, has 20%.

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As for the Liberals, their interim leader, Bob Rae, is a former NDP premier of Ontario and is sympathetic to a coalition.

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The NDP's inexperienced interim leader, Nycole Turmel, was trumped in the Commons by Bob Rae, her Liberal counterpart (who was once the NDP premier of Ontario).

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