Is the position of SNP leader a poisoned chalice?

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It seems many candidates are avoiding the race to be Nicola Sturgeon’s successor (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Surely one of the most interesting aspects of the SNP leadership contest is how many supposedly promising candidates simply aren’t joining the race?

Keith Brown, Angus Robertson, John Swinney, Neil Gray, and Mairi McAllan. Why?

Remember the primary objective of the SNP, as per its constitution, isn’t governing Scotland but separating us from the rest of the UK.