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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
I'm very surprised by the Common Sense Calgary poll results and really wish a reputable source would put the money into polling by ward. From what I can tell, the IAFF Local 255 are the only ones that have done a proper poll, and it was only city wide for mayor.
Diane Colley-Urquhart polling in third place with only 20% in Ward 13? I remember Linda Fox-Mellway coming in a distant fourth in 2010 after spending fifteen years on council, but I didn't think things were that bad.
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It's a single data point right now, so not worth putting all your decision making into that poll, but it's certainly interesting. There was a comment earlier about DCU being voted back in many times despite there being "generic conservative" candidates in previous civic elections, but I think the difference this time is that DCU has both done very little for Ward 13 during this term (that's my general opinion of her as a Ward 13 resident) and also started attacking the provincial government on things, especially health care related things. I'm willing to bet this, plus the general malaise of her recent term and her pretty low-key campaigning has swung the UCP voters in Ward 13 enough to vote for the new generic conservative candidate.