Some leadership campaigns like to make a policy announcement every week.

For Thomas Mulcair, it appears he had adopted a “complaint-a-week” strategy. The latest:

NDP’s Mulcair blames ‘whisper campaign’ for tough slogging in leadership effort
Candidate says the fact he’s from Quebec is being used against him by some party members

Outremont MP Tom Mulcair blames “a whisper campaign” and clever spinning by competitors for a perception he’s trailing Brian Topp in the NDP leadership contest.

During a recent trip to Vancouver, the 57-year old lawyer and father of two told me: “The people who spin for Mr. Topp use the word ‘front-runner,’ as they have done from Day 1.

“But there have been a fair number of polls so far and every one has put me ahead, so I’m happy with that.”

Mulcair also cited “a whisper campaign by anonymous sources” about his having a bad temper and not being a team player. “My best calling card to answer that,” he said, “is there were 33 people standing on stage with me the day I announced my candidacy” on Oct. 13.