2013 Calgary Municipal Election Thread

[calf]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

I'll bet the residents of Hawkwood and the rest of Ward 2 are rubbing their hands in glee when Magliocca delivers on his Airdrie to Okotoks train...

I'd like to see Mar win just so I can see Michelle Stirling's head explode... For a contract writer....she must be starving...

Isn't Hawkwood ward 4 now?

Edit...that's sean chus ward...same difference

[Ironhorse]

Unfortunate to see the vote splitting happening in Ward 9, and letting that putz Carra run away with it.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

What surprises you about the Taylor and alexander thing?
I know little about either and just wish one of them had dropped out so the other ould have had a better shot to unseat the incumbent.

Alexander / Farrell voters share more in common as compared to Taylor, with Alexander a more centrist option to Farrell. If anything Taylor (and the Manning Center) should take this as a crushing defeat as the protest vote went to Alexander.

Bottom line, Ward 7 typically votes to the left, sending Liberal MLA's to Edmonton. As much as it outrages the rest of the city - this is not a right leaning ward. Could it be....Druh represents the wishes of her constituents?

[Cuz]

Brodie with 30 seconds left puts the Flames up 3-2!

[kevman]

Brodie!

[Fusebox]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Unfortunate to see the vote splitting happening in Ward 9, and letting that putz Carra run away with it.

He won more votes than all other candidates combined.....that's democracy bro. Get over it.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Makarov

... which of course is completely illogical and counter-intuitive.

It IS the Sun. That outfit has been looking at journalism in the rear view mirror for a long time now.

[Bigtime]

John Mar is conceding.

[corporatejay]

@aldjohnmar officially concedes defeat in Ward 8 to @EvanwoolleyWard8. #yycvote #CHlive

[killer_carlson]

Great play by Glencross x2 on winning goal. Great play to maintain possession on entering zone, great hustle to then cause havoc in front of the net for Brodie's goal.

He wont get an assist, but vintage Glencross

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by kevman

Alexander now in 2nd for Ward 7. Taylor 26% of the votes. Didn't see that one coming!

Also of note...
9 of the 13 "Home builder Endorsed" Candidates are currently in the lead or declared winners.

That sucks. Money talks, I guess.

[Flames in 07]

Originally Posted by kevman

Alexanders platform is very similar to Farrell's. I figured Alexander would take Farrell's votes and the split would lead to a Taylor victory. A lot of people assumed this and many voted Farrell as a strategic means to prevent the Taylor victory.

Taylor and Alexander share nothing in common other than they're not Farrell.

I think that's wrong. The vote DID split between them. The story here is that Taylor got creamed.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by kevman

Also of note...
9 of the 13 "Home builder Endorsed" Candidates are currently in the lead or declared winners.

That'll be the Sun headline tomorrow...."We may have lost the battle, but we have not lost the War!" Taxpayers First!...blarghmumblerabbblerabble....

[kevman]

Originally Posted by Flames in 07

I think that's wrong. The vote DID split between them. The story here is that Taylor got creamed.

I'd argue that the vote split happened between Farrell and Alexander and prevented one of them from having a landslide victory.

[Flames in 07]

Originally Posted by kevman

I'd argue that the vote split happened between Farrell and Alexander and prevented one of them from having a landslide victory.

Maybe. But there's no strategy that held Taylor back. He was wiped off the map. Strategy or no strategy.

[RW99]

I'm still not 100% sure on Wolley for ward 8. But if he keeps true to his platform I think he'll be alright.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Cuz

Did you vote for Dowhan as you eluded to in your summary of the candidates?

Yep. I wish we had preferential voting, Magliocca would have been at the bottom of my list.

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

Yep. I wish we had preferential voting, Magliocca would have been at the bottom of my list.

My wife and I voted for him as well. I'm not sure if Magliocca or Poon would have been my last choice

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Makarov

That sucks. Money talks, I guess.

Or people in suburban wards support a build out and spend on infastruture type platform. I dont think you can argue that any incumbant is underfunded.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by GGG

Or people in suburban wards support a build out and spend on infastruture type platform. I dont think you can argue that any incumbant is underfunded.

Yop-Gobblers.