10-19-2010, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TylerSVT
Druh won by 24 votes.... 24!!@!@! That is redic in an election...
I wish 25 people would have changed their vote...
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Where do you get 24?
According to the City website, Druh won by 1,252
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10-19-2010, 10:07 AM
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#43
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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If you want proof that people just pick a name at random when it comes to school trustee, here it is: every single candidate who ran for public school trustee got at least 1000 votes and 5% of the vote in their region. Hell, there are 10 mayoral candidates who got fewer votes city-wide than the worst school trustee candidate got. Either every school trustee had a really good campaign, or a massive number of voters are just picking names at random.
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10-19-2010, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Still shocked Farrell clawed back to win, it looked promising for a while last night.
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I've often wondered, how many of the people in the "Dump Druh" movement are actually in Ward 7? (Yes, I know Torture and a few others here are...)
At the end of the day, Aldermen are meant to represent the concerns of their ward, sometimes at the expense of other wards or the greater city. Could it be that as warped as they may be, she's actually executing on the wishes of the majority of her constituents?
A previous poster cited something about trees and decks. In this heavily forested part of Hillhurst/Sunnyside, you have no idea how hot an issue trees are to the citizenry. Cutting a tree down is cause for the entire street in a 2 block radius to come out with pitchforks and Uzis.
My point of this is: could it be that she's actually representing the wishes of her Ward? This is of course, the ward that actually voted Liberal MLA's to Edmonton. This isn't your average suburban ward.
After the dust settled, 11,909 people thought so. The majority of this Ward.
That said, I can understand the protest vote in this ward itself. But Taylor? The owner of the south Cheesecake Cafe? Looking at his weak platform, I don't think it really represented his ward, at least the southern half anyways. Does he even live in this ward? If a candidate of similar views, but less confrontational in nature had appeared, there's no doubt in my mind she would have lost.
Last edited by I-Hate-Hulse; 10-19-2010 at 10:20 AM.
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10-19-2010, 10:09 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Mayor of McKenzie Towne
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Not that I am one to gloat ;-)
Here were my predictions from the 13th, predictions that took a little bit of heat I might add (and which never received a single 'Thanks').
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Originally Posted by firebug
In a dead heat, Nenshi will win due to the high level of engagement amongst his supporters.
McIver has an experienced election team that should be able to get supporters out to the polling stations.
Higgins has name recognition.
My predictions:
40% Nenshi [Actual 40%]
31% McIver [Actual 32%]
22% Higgins [Actual 26% but I think I made this prediction while Hawksworth was still running]
7% Everyone Else
My wife and I voted yesterday at the advance polls (+2 for Nenshi and Keating)
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Should have put some money on it.
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Last edited by firebug; 10-19-2010 at 10:12 AM.
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10-19-2010, 10:11 AM
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#46
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TylerSVT
Druh won by 24 votes.... 24!!@!@! That is redic in an election...
I wish 25 people would have changed their vote...
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Not sure where you're getting that number from, she won by over 1000 votes. The counts were close from the early returns, but as they kept coming in, her lead continued to widen.
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10-19-2010, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Well boys, I gotta say... just to piss some of you off, guess I'm not moving out of the city afterall!
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10-19-2010, 10:18 AM
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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Please add an (ugh) beside Diane Colley-Urquhart in the OP. 
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10-19-2010, 10:23 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DeWinton, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
Not sure where you're getting that number from, she won by over 1000 votes. The counts were close from the early returns, but as they kept coming in, her lead continued to widen.
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The metro lied to me!
My bad. Still sucks she got in.
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10-19-2010, 10:25 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by TylerSVT
The metro lied to me!
My bad. Still sucks she got in.
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Being a morning paper, Metro probably went to the presses before all the polls had reported their results.
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10-19-2010, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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"All vote tallies are as of 11:45 p.m. last night. "
From the Metro article.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
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10-19-2010, 10:28 AM
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Pants Tent
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I can't believe Brian Pinhead is still in for Ward 11. The way he treated the residents of Braeside was despicable!
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10-19-2010, 10:30 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by octothorp
If you want proof that people just pick a name at random when it comes to school trustee, here it is: every single candidate who ran for public school trustee got at least 1000 votes and 5% of the vote in their region. Hell, there are 10 mayoral candidates who got fewer votes city-wide than the worst school trustee candidate got. Either every school trustee had a really good campaign, or a massive number of voters are just picking names at random.
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I kindly disagree, I chose not to vote for any trustees because I had no idea about their platforms or I didn't follow any.
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10-19-2010, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Mazrim
Please add an (ugh) beside Diane Colley-Urquhart in the OP. |
And one beside Mar as well.
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10-19-2010, 10:38 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper is King
I can't believe Brian Pinhead is still in for Ward 11. The way he treated the residents of Braeside was despicable!
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How this fella won again baffles me. I've yet to run into an actual supporter in the community, but he somehow managed to get the votes for a second term?
Ugh, another 3 years of the Farrell-Pincott Pet-Project Party.
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10-19-2010, 10:43 AM
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#56
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazrim
Please add an (ugh) beside Diane Colley-Urquhart in the OP. |
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Originally Posted by shermanator
And one beside Mar as well.
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Yup.
Pashak has been very positive and has said he will be back to challenge again. I'll be there to support him.
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10-19-2010, 10:43 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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During the coverage last night, on more than one occasion, someone mentioned Nenshi's age and asked if he was too young to be mayor.
Something interesting about that: Ralph Klein was a couple weeks shy of his 38th birthday when he was first elected Mayor of Calgary; Al Duerr was 38 when he was first elected Mayor; and Dave Bronconnier was elected a couple of weeks after his 39th birthday. Nenshi is 38 (I couldn't find anything that lists his birth date, so I'm not sure how close to 39 he is).
In the last 40 years, Calgarians have only elected one mayor to his first term who was over the age of 40 (Rod Sykes was 40 when he was elected in 1969), and that was Ross Alger in 1977, and he's also the only mayor in the last 40 years to only serve one term.
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10-19-2010, 10:45 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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congrats to nenshi!! one heck of a campaign he ran. I feel for Ric McIvor though, he has been trying to get the position for a long time. over 54% of eligible voters turned out! thats good to hear
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10-19-2010, 10:49 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
I've often wondered, how many of the people in the "Dump Druh" movement are actually in Ward 7? (Yes, I know Torture and a few others here are...)
At the end of the day, Aldermen are meant to represent the concerns of their ward, sometimes at the expense of other wards or the greater city. Could it be that as warped as they may be, she's actually executing on the wishes of the majority of her constituents?
A previous poster cited something about trees and decks. In this heavily forested part of Hillhurst/Sunnyside, you have no idea how hot an issue trees are to the citizenry. Cutting a tree down is cause for the entire street in a 2 block radius to come out with pitchforks and Uzis.
My point of this is: could it be that she's actually representing the wishes of her Ward? This is of course, the ward that actually voted Liberal MLA's to Edmonton. This isn't your average suburban ward.
After the dust settled, 11,909 people thought so. The majority of this Ward.
That said, I can understand the protest vote in this ward itself. But Taylor? The owner of the south Cheesecake Cafe? Looking at his weak platform, I don't think it really represented his ward, at least the southern half anyways. Does he even live in this ward? If a candidate of similar views, but less confrontational in nature had appeared, there's no doubt in my mind she would have lost.
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I am and she's not. I think it's the Sunnyside / Hillhurst latte crowd that keeps her in council. Another reason to hate lattes...
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10-19-2010, 10:51 AM
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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I'm curious as to what everyone's favorite type of election coverage was last night? TV? Radio? Twitter?
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