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Originally Posted by octothorp
This whole thing might have the unexpected side-effect of making all of the existing city council more united and less willing to negotiate with the spokes-organizations for the development industry. Even those who are traditionally pro-developer might be even more cautious about being seen as 'bought and paid for'.
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I think that this is the fiddle that Nenshi is trying to play right now. It may be some brilliant politicin'... He fully backs Diane here, giving her quite a bit of support. The other way he could have played this would have been to disparage those mentioned by name by Wenzel. In doing so, he may have been able to remove some obstacles in his council. Instead, by backing them and helping to repair reputations, he may have made his team a little more united. Also, he is the one who convinced her to go public with the Manning Institute Rep. I believe that is what was said, anyway.
He is creating an us against you mentality, which is a great way to lead a team. The you, in this case is Manning Institute backers, ie. Wenzel and some other developer types. Great way to push an agenda if you're Mayor. As has been mentioned repeatedly, a Mayor is nothing without council votes. This video leak could be just the thing that gets Nenshi his.