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View Poll Results: Mayor Poll
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Burrows, Craig
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7 |
1.59% |
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Connelly, Joseph Patrick
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0.68% |
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Devine, Bonnie
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0% |
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Erskine, Barry
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0% |
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Fech, Oscar
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0.91% |
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Hawkesworth, Robert Andrew
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0.23% |
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Higgins, Barbara Joan
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51 |
11.59% |
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Hunter, Sandra Joan
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0% |
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Johnston, Gary Fredrick
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0% |
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Knight, Daniel
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0% |
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Liu, Amanda
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2 |
0.45% |
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Lord, Jon
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5 |
1.14% |
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McIver, Richard William
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64 |
14.55% |
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Nenshi, Naheed
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299 |
67.95% |
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Stewart, Wayne
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0.91% |
10-05-2010, 05:24 PM
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#401
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by Bunk
So according to the poll details there were 16% undecided.
Amongst the decided the results were:
McIver 37%
Higgins 33%
Nenshi 19%
So Calgary Sun wanted to hold a 3 way debate, but Higgins and McIver declined. Cowards.
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How the hell does Higgins have 33%? 
She's a non factor in the mayoralty race AFAIC.
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10-05-2010, 05:36 PM
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From the mayoral poll:
The ROI poll also gauged the level of momentum in the mayor's race.
Nenshi led that category with the most number of respondents saying their opinion of him had improved, followed by McIver and Higgins.
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/loc...ub=CalgaryHome
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10-05-2010, 05:39 PM
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Uncle Chester
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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Identity politics. I know a bunch of women in Higgins camp simply because she's a woman and they want a female mayor. Her support is probably understated on this forum because we would most likely be 90% male on this board.
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Do not underestimate this. I was called a sexist by my sister because I wouldn't even entertain the thought of voting for Barb Higgins. She and all of her friends are voting Higgins. When I asked why there was no answer other than "Why can't a woman be mayor? You are a sexist".
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10-05-2010, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Do not underestimate this. I was called a sexist by my sister because I wouldn't even entertain the thought of voting for Barb Higgins. She and all of her friends are voting Higgins. When I asked why there was no answer other than "Why can't a woman be mayor? You are a sexist".
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That's pretty sad comments coming from some female voters.
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10-05-2010, 05:50 PM
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#405
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You also have to consider that Nenshi is very popular amongst younger engaged votors, many of whom can't be reached by these polls because they don't have land lines. If you recall about 3 weeks ago, The leger telephone-based poll had him at 8% while a week or so earlier Zinc Research conducted an online-based poll and had him at 12%. I would suspect that telephone-based polls undercount his support by at least a few points.
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10-05-2010, 05:57 PM
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I see the old Kent Hehr building at Macleod and 25th that was painted green and blue is now completely purple and a full on Nenshi building.
Great location, just don't go inside that death trap.
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10-05-2010, 06:46 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Not sure if this was posted already. Apologies if so.
Forum currently in progress. Sans McIver and Higgins.
http://login.netromedia.com/Flash/Ne...erickMediaLive
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10-05-2010, 06:51 PM
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#408
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Originally Posted by jdso
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Too bad it's not sans Hawksworth - just a terrible speaker.
And Wayne, it's not Cal GARY - it Calgary.
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10-05-2010, 06:56 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Rathji
That is very telling.
I wonder if McIver and Higgins are both insecure enough to refuse any 3 way debate.
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Nenshi's a pretty good debater - McIver and Higgins probably both know that it would benefit him way more than them.
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10-05-2010, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Do not underestimate this. I was called a sexist by my sister because I wouldn't even entertain the thought of voting for Barb Higgins. She and all of her friends are voting Higgins. When I asked why there was no answer other than "Why can't a woman be mayor? You are a sexist".
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Oh it's sexist alright. Your sister just needs to look in the mirror.
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10-05-2010, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Bunk
You also have to consider that Nenshi is very popular amongst younger engaged votors, many of whom can't be reached by these polls because they don't have land lines. If you recall about 3 weeks ago, The leger telephone-based poll had him at 8% while a week or so earlier Zinc Research conducted an online-based poll and had him at 12%. I would suspect that telephone-based polls undercount his support by at least a few points.
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Is this the same Zinc research that donate $2500-5000 to Nenshi's campaign? I would doubt the objectivity of their results.
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10-05-2010, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Byrns
Is this the same Zinc research that donate $2500-5000 to Nenshi's campaign? I would doubt the objectivity of their results.
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Yes, but the head of this current poll was playing in his band at Barb Higgins' fundraiser. He's a Higgins supporter.
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10-05-2010, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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That drop in support for McIver is very interesting! His team must be concerned as that is basically a 25% drop off two weeks before the election.
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10-05-2010, 11:34 PM
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Location: Auckland, NZ
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Nenshi needs to do a top-three debate with McIver and Higgins. Now.
And lo and behold, neither of them bit.
I hope, for the sake of class and integrity, they accept a debate before voting day. Right now, they have no reason to. The last thing they need is to get schooled by Nenshi over and over.
That said, I would love to see that. I hope other Calgarians are seeing that McIver and Higgins don't want to debate Nenshi because they know they won't come out on top.
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10-06-2010, 12:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by Muta
Nenshi needs to do a top-three debate with McIver and Higgins. Now.
And lo and behold, neither of them bit.
I hope, for the sake of class and integrity, they accept a debate before voting day. Right now, they have no reason to. The last thing they need is to get schooled by Nenshi over and over.
That said, I would love to see that. I hope other Calgarians are seeing that McIver and Higgins don't want to debate Nenshi because they know they won't come out on top.
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Not 100% sure staying away from Nenshi is a good strategy. A newpaper article suggesting they're hiding could potentially do more damage than a debate that a lot of people will probably ignore anyways.
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10-06-2010, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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Salva!
I saw you yesterday on Elbow drive at 5:30pm waving to traffic. I would have stopped if I wasn't late for dinner. Props to you, you're one of the few I have seen do that.
I would "Pick Vic", but I support the separate system. 
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10-06-2010, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SebC
Last poll, that 17% was 44%, so assuming that the undecided voters won't become decided voters isn't a great assumption. I do agree though that last-minute changes are hard to earn. I also still think turnout won't pass 40%, which means a lot of "decided voters" won't show up. Right now I'd say it all depends on who the about half of the decided voters (or 40% of the population) who won't actually vote are supporting.
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This particular poll includes "leaners", which will overstate the perception that the numbers are firm supporters.
This was the poll question:
“Now thinking about the candidates running for mayor, which candidate would you be most likely to
vote for? Even if you haven’t totally made up your mind right now, which candidate are you leaning toward supporting?”
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Last edited by Bunk; 10-06-2010 at 07:29 AM.
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10-06-2010, 07:20 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Do not underestimate this. I was called a sexist by my sister because I wouldn't even entertain the thought of voting for Barb Higgins. She and all of her friends are voting Higgins. When I asked why there was no answer other than "Why can't a woman be mayor? You are a sexist".
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You should have fired back
"Why can't an visible minority be mayor? You are a racist!"
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10-06-2010, 07:55 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SportsJunky
Do not underestimate this. I was called a sexist by my sister because I wouldn't even entertain the thought of voting for Barb Higgins. She and all of her friends are voting Higgins. When I asked why there was no answer other than "Why can't a woman be mayor? You are a sexist".
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This type of thinking is an insult to intelligent women...
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