For the second time in a week, a group of young Liberals has protested an NDP campaign event.

Seven young Liberals lined up outside a Toronto convention hall, greeting NDP supporters on their way in.
One woman held a sign that read "Harper + Layton, Tru luv 4 eva," surrounded by a large red heart.

The young Liberals say a split in the liberal/left vote would allow the Conservatives to waltz to a majority. Earlier this week some Liberals took the same approach in Vancouver, protesting a Jack Layton rally.

"A vote for Jack is a vote for Harper," they chanted.

The NDP say this tack is a sign the Liberal party is desperately worried about a collapse in their vote. But the NDP is also clearly anxious about the point the young Liberals are trying to make.

As the small group of young Liberals stood outside the Toronto convention hall, several angry NDP supporters accosted them, yelling at them, and accusing the party of abandoning its principles.

The Liberals stood quietly and took it, which seemed to provoke the angry NDP supporter even more. As the volume of the NDP assault increased, the Liberals turned and walked away.

"We're not here to get in a fight," one said.

— James Cudmore