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Originally Posted by Flames0910
I know you're not going to change your mind, but you're going to get piled on here 
The guy has big business experience though. (street smarts) |
Big business does not equate to street smarts.
There is a certain "swagger" that is required to be a leader typically. I'm sorry, the guy in my eyes just does not have it.
Nenshi has done a great job pandering to the masses and telling everyone what they want to hear, but I think he is writing cheques he won't be able to cash. Maybe the masses will determine that the best facebooker in the group should win, if that happens I will just have to live with it I guess. Can you honestly see the guy handling a major crisis or emergency in the city? Is his first instinct going to update his FB status? I just can't see this guy as someone I want being the face of Calgary.
What I do like about McIver is he is willing to say no, and he is willing to have unpopular elements in his platform without making excuses for it. A lot like Ralph Klein in certain respects. There was a lot of things Klein did for this city and province that were unpopular, and I did disagree with but he never made excuses for it. Say what you will about him, but he was the best leader this province and city has ever had.
What I guess is bugging me about this whole campaign, is there is not one candidate in the final three I really like. So in reality my vote for McIver is simply a vote against Nenshi and Higgins.