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Arsenal14 · 08-13-2010, 03:55 PM

I would agree that most Calgarians have never heard of Nenshi and that the Sun poll doesn't reflect normal voting demographics. What could be critical in this election is if a candidate like Nenshi can motivate a high turnout from a group of voters that normally has a poor turnout (like the young, urban, internet savvy group that seems to be his base). With the normal 30% turnout for a civic election it wouldn't take too many new voters to swing the tide in his favor.

08-13-2010, 03:55 PM	#208
Arsenal14 Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	I would agree that most Calgarians have never heard of Nenshi and that the Sun poll doesn't reflect normal voting demographics. What could be critical in this election is if a candidate like Nenshi can motivate a high turnout from a group of voters that normally has a poor turnout (like the young, urban, internet savvy group that seems to be his base). With the normal 30% turnout for a civic election it wouldn't take too many new voters to swing the tide in his favor.