Liberal leadership hopeful Christy Clark continued to cast herself as the outsider in a visit Monday to Kamloops, telling supporters she won't give advice on members' second choices when they vote for leader on Saturday.

The stop here was the sixth Monday that included time spent in Powell River and Kelowna. She will visit four more B.C. communities today as the four contenders try to hit as many of the province's 85 ridings as possible before the vote Saturday.

Supporter Morley Brown asked Clark for voting strategy that would ensure she comes out on top Saturday. Liberal party rules, using a preferential ballot, stipulate members must choose at least a No. 1 and No. 2 choice, indicated by telephone or through a secure Internet site.

"I want to vote for the worst for second," Brown said to laughs from about 80 people gathered on short notice at Hotel 540 Monday evening.

Clark declined to give her No. 2 choice, unlike rival George Abbott who told reporters Kevin Falcon is his second choice. Also Monday, key supporters of Mike de Jong said they are advising people they've signed up to list Abbott as No. 2 on ballots.

But Clark told reporters she's only asking for one vote Saturday. Telling supporters whom to list as No. 2 "starts to sound like backroom dealing to people.

"People don't like that."

Clark relished in her outsider status from the 4.5 years she's spent outside government as a radio talk show host "listening to people for a living."

 She said competitors Falcon and Abbott, who've nearly split caucus and cabinet in half picking up endorsements, will be beholden to those MLAs and ministers when they make up their cabinets.

"I'll be looking for the best and brightest," said Clark, appearing upbeat and bright herself after a long day of campaigning that ended in Kamloops.

She is scheduled to meet this morning with supporters from the Indo-Canadian business community before departing for Prince George.

Clark spoke about Liberal motherhood issues, including balancing a budget that the B.C. Liberal government has run in the red since the recession, a family focused agenda and why supporting the HST - in an early referendum - is best for the province.