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Originally Posted by nik-
I think the wheelchair thing works against Kent Hehr. I'd wonder if party strategists wouldn't want to put him out as their candidate because those unfamiliar with him would think that they were pandering.
It's unfortunate, because he's a good MLA with good values, but the optics might seem cynical.
Maybe I'm just cynical  |
Interesting, I've always had the opposite view. Frankly people have a hard time remembering politicians (aside from the leaders and people who have really screwed things up), but Kent has that huge advantage where people have seen him around town in his chair. They almost always remember him and to me that is an enormous advantage compared to others. You could be right though, some people might be cynical and think he was just there for the pandering reasons.