In the end, it wasn't even close. Doug Ford won an even larger majority than in 2018 on the backs of a perfect split in the popular vote between the Liberals and NDP. Clearly, a divided left can only bolster the PCs, so where should progressives flock? With the Liberals only growing their miniscule caucus from 7 members to 8, bereft once again of official party status and the funding it would entail, should ordinary left-wingers make like Steven Del Duca and flee en masse? And if all the NDP needed to become the true progressive choice was new leadership, which leader should they choose? Or has Horwath starved the party of so much oxygen its stars have all since faded?

Once the crying fits die down, your hosts will try to explore these questions, though with that seat count still lingering, depression is only ever a page view away.