Mike Smyth: For NDP, lots can go wrong when Krog vacates Nanaimo seat

What could possibly go wrong?
That’s the question New Democrats and Green party members around B.C. are asking themselves after NDP MLA Leonard Krog confirmed the news revealed in this space last Sunday: He’s running to be the mayor of Nanaimo.
Why is this such a big deal? Because Krog’s move sets up a crucial byelection in which the governing NDP-Green alliance’s hold on power will be put to the test.
If the NDP loses Krog’s Nanaimo seat to the Liberals, it will de