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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Also, my limited knowledge of the Calgary mayoral race has led me to believe that the incumbent usually wins in a landslide. In fact, the last time the incumbent lost was in 1980 when Ralph Klien came into power. This has led me to think that quality candidates do not oppose the mayor but instead wait until the mayor steps down for a close race to replace him.
Assuming that I am correct, is there any indication that this election will be different or is Nenshi looking at 80-90% support?
(This question isn't necessarily directed at Bunk)
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My totally uninformed and selectively sampled survey has me thinking it would be totally strange for Nenshi not to take another term with a fairly large majority. He seems to have continued support across a fairly broad and varied base of people, and he hasn't had any major controversies. It probably helps that he looks like an all star mayor right now compared to mayors of other large cities.