But yesterday he showed just how much his party needs him now.
"My party needs to change, and I want to be a part of the changes," he said.
The city offers all services that the party might need.
As a first step, the party needs to find a chairman.
All she wanted to hear were the words The party needs you on the ticket.
That is a question the party needs to be able to answer.
The parties clearly need all the time that is available.
The party needs me, and that's why they've taken the risk.
For 71 years, the party did not need elections to keep control of the government.
Come on Ed, the party and the country need you.