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Originally Posted by Ashartus
I agree - the mayor may be the most influential voice on council, but at the end of the day just has one vote. That's why I don't understand why Connelly and Hawksworth are running for mayor - I can't imagine why either ever thought they had a chance. Though the mayor does make more money than aldermen.
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With those guys I think they just didn't want to be aldermen anymore, and if they were to continue being part of council, it was as mayor.
While I don't pretend to ever understand why Connelly's does a lot of things, I can think of two possibilities. He wanted his shot at the big chair win or lose (probably lose), and didn't have much interest in another term as alderman. If he doesn't get it, he'll go work in the private sector. The second possibility is that he is arrogant and egotistical enough that he thought he might have a realistic shot at being mayor.
As for Bob, the guy's been on council on and off for 30 years (first elected in 1980, spent time as an MLA, then went back to municipal politics) and probably didn't want that gig anymore. So may as well take a shot at glory and try for the mayor's seat. If he loses (probable), I'd imagine he will retire.