Someone more familar with US politics can help me with this, but I know US Mayors run and campagin under one party or another (Repubs or Demos).
Can a party only have one candidate ? Or several?
How closely aligned are they with the state/federal senators and congressman/parties..in a similar fashion to the Provincial PC/Liberals to the Federal PC's/Liberals here (ie just in name alone) or are they tied closer to the parties on the national level as far as campaign funds?
I am assuming its the former, as I don't see a lot of attack ads for mayorship, more on the state level.
Spokane news that we get here on cable is always a little short on the details, and heavy on the sizzle (like the fact that thier mayor was punted from office from asking for sexual favours from male city employees (himself being on the anti-gay side of the political spectrum)).
Plus, with all the Meth labs busts just off Sprague, and the other goings on in Spokane (which sounds like it has the poblems of a 2 million person city as opposed to 500,000), I don't tune in that much.
Point being, if Bronconnier had to run as a Liberal Member for mayor (even if it is just the name) would he be the mayor? Or, would he run as a Conservative (unlikely..he was nominated as MP a few years back for the Libs, no?)
Whats stopping from making the apporpriate amendemnts to have mayors across Canada in major cities run as party nominees as opposed to all being indepedants?
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