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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
This comes across as someone who just emerged from a coma, missing how elections have been won over the last decade.
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I don’t remember Notley being particularly antagonistic and getting into lengthy twitter spats with political opponents, reporters, etc. the way Nenshi has.
And the arrogant part isn’t just coming from butthurt conservatives who he pwned. Lots of intelligent people who he has worked closely with have remarked on it.
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As the publicly reported anecdotes accumulated about Nenshi’s spats with councillors or business figures—plus the occasional dash of Twitter cattiness—Nenshi’s image lost some lustre. In the public imagination, there’s a thin line between Harvard-educated visionary and know-it-all, between confidence and arrogance, says Stephen Carter, chief strategist on Nenshi’s first campaign. He recalls the 2010 election team drilling Nenshi out of his tendency to tilt his head back and close his eyelids before responding to questions—it gave off a subtle professorial haughtiness. He’s noticed it creeping back over the years. “When you kind of know Nenshi, his charm is pretty spectacular,” Carter says. “When you really know Nenshi, his arrogance overcomes his charm.”
https://macleans.ca/politics/naheed-...-back-to-earth
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I know people who worked at City Hall during Nenshi’s tenure. They felt the same way.
From the same article:
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He is by no means the only public figure to reach this point, but few had invested so much of their personal brands in digital chitchat. “He’s advised all councillors: don’t get into conversations on social media,” says Carra. “It’s a waste of your time, and it’s not good for your mental health.”
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So Nenshi himself recognizes his social media activity has been counterproductive.