MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[vegasbound]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Join me in the pledge to not vote for any candidate who aligns themselves to a political party!

But what do you do when the best person in your ward is running under a political party banner and can defeat the god awful incumbent? I'd rather not vote for a political party but I'd also rather not have my current councillor either....

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by wireframe

What attracts you about the Calgary Party? To me, it seems they are the municipal version of the Alberta Party - no vision or platform beyond being an "alternative". I've tried to read their platform and it's political non-speak about every single issue in the city. I think they'd vote for a green line if a change in the provincial government allowed it, which is good.

Nothing specific right now, which is why I said they seem to stand for some things. It's early so I can appreciate that everyone is just putting out platitudes and are focused on getting their name out there.

But like I said, I believe their mayoral candidate (Brian) and my ward candidate (Alex) have a very positive and progressive stance on things, especially when it comes to transit. Like you said, it looks like they are all in on a big green line.

But like I mentioned, I like their vibe so far and they seem to match my values. So I'm not going to go "You're aligned with other people? NOPE!".

I don't want parties, but they're not going away.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by craigwd

Nothing specific right now, which is why I said they seem to stand for some things. It's early so I can appreciate that everyone is just putting out platitudes and are focused on getting their name out there.

But like I said, I believe their mayoral candidate (Brian) and my ward candidate (Alex) have a very positive and progressive stance on things, especially when it comes to transit. Like you said, it looks like they are all in on a big green line.

But like I mentioned, I like their vibe so far and they seem to match my values. So I'm not going to go "You're aligned with other people? NOPE!".

I don't want parties, but they're not going away.

They could, if we elected a provincial government who wasn't hell bent on ruining everything.

[Amethyst]

So far none of the parties seem to want anyone to run in my ward, so I guess it's an independent candidate for me.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

We've got a lot of independents in the mix right now in Ward 7 too. Lots of vote splitting makes Wong more and more likely to win again. Maybe he can get lower than his 25% of votes this time and keep the seat!

My nightmare