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Originally Posted by ah123

Part of it is that he has already built a large following on social media, so he can act as the main point of communication, and that he is genuine about helping people. He also knows his role in all this....

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Ta...#ixzz2XM6xcHRq

Also...

The only thing Redford and Harper have done is take a helicopter tour, gladhand a few evacuees and emergency responders and promise a billion dollars in aid. Nothing inspiring there. That being said, there really isn't much else Redford and Harper can do. They both have to manage larger jurisdictions, and despite representing Calgary ridings, neither is close enough to the situation to be effective beyond the sympathetic photo shoots and promise of money. In that vein, I don't take the photo as criticizing either of them.

In Nenshi's case, however, he is giving people direction, encouraging them to get involved, pointing out areas of need, etc. He's working tirelessly to coordinate and organize various city departments and he's using his social networking savvy to make it all run incredibly smoothly. Think of any previous mayor we've had. Do you think they would be this effective? I don't. And that's not to criticize them, but to praise Nenshi.

At this point, he's utterly untouchable in the election. He could be caught snorting coke of the ass of an Equadorian hooker he smuggled into the country illegally, and it would only cause his popular vote in the election to go up.