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Originally Posted by craigwd
Hrdlicka takes the win.
The cynic in me would say it is because she had the biggest and most signs; but I would prefer to think that she had the best ground game and perhaps came across better when door knocking.
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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
I think in a general CBE trustee election the person who has the biggest and most signs tends to do best. In a by-election, it is the best ground game. It takes a lot of work to get people to leave their house to vote in a by-election for trustee. In a general CBE election it piggy backs on the mayoral/city councillor race and people are less likely to be knowledgeable about the trustee candidates...many tend to vote for inane reasons like most signs or the person who has the best name.
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I also strongly believe that people tend to vote for women for school trustee. As a broad generalization we tend to think of elementary schools when we think of this position and equate that to more of a female role. Because people vote on things like names here and have no idea about anything else, women always seem to cruise to victory over male candidates. For seven positions now, we have seven women. That's basically unheard of for any other role in our democracy.