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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
He immediately distanced himself from the endorsement on Twitter, so I can only assume that it was unsolicited and unwanted. I personally felt at the time that such an endorsement would be detrimental, and I think that it is conceivable that 87 people in the ward may have avoided him on principle.
I am quite certain that there was no developer-backed, slate candidate in Ward 1. The perception that Harper was the developers' "chosen one" probably cost him more votes than it gained him. Enough to change the result? I think so, yes.
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Had Harper fully disclosed his backers prior to the election? At least then an educated voter could have taken a look and seen. Not that the people who were swayed by the builders slate boogyman are really educated voters.