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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Saying Nenshi is “too arrogant” is one of the weirder critiques I’ve heard given that we have a premier whose pandering to eschatological extremists and conspiracy theorists on the far right is basically an existential threat to our polity.
And she’s also, you know, pretty arrogant. When is the last time she admitted she was wrong about, well, anything? Even when confronted with inconvenient facts she tends to gaslight and double down.
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I agree that the willingness to concede is a major difference between Nenshi and Smith. With Nenshi, we have
some claims from Jeromy Farkas that Nenshi certainly does have a bit of an ego. But the crucial element I see is that it doesn't affect his ability to operate his position; he doesn't need the spotlight to be on him (or off him, in the case of criticism for someone else) and he'll openly accept accommodate opposing views if you have supporting evidence to your opinion. That step alone makes me far more willing to accept any potential faults on ego.
We've seen Smith double down on unpopular policy (or continue right until the last second and call it off with an abrupt shift in tone). An even keeled leader alone is a huge plus come next election...at least, for my vote.