Just add Nenshi, and it's a whole different Alberta NDP race
The ex-mayor may have burst into the leadership contest with a show of strength. But buzz fades, and momentum can die down.
![Just add Nenshi, and it's a whole different Alberta NDP race](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7146020.1710548095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nenshi-volunteer-orientation.jpg)
![Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi drew an oversized crowd to a volunteer orientation gathering during his first week in the race. a man with a microphone stands elevated in the middle of a throng of peope.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7146020.1710548095!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nenshi-volunteer-orientation.jpg)
The ex-mayor may have burst into the leadership contest with a show of strength. But buzz fades, and momentum can die down.