MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Was speaking with someone very well connected in the municipal politics world a couple of weeks ago. Sharp polling around 2%, even Davison is ahead of her at like 5%.

Can we boost that so she can for mayor? that way she would be out of city hall next election.

[wireframe]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Can we boost that so she can for mayor? that way she would be out of city hall next election.

It seems obvious that Sonya Sharp is angling for a UCP appointment after this election.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Was speaking with someone very well connected in the municipal politics world a couple of weeks ago. Sharp polling around 2%, even Davison is ahead of her at like 5%.

Amazing. How's everyone else polling?

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Torture

Amazing. How's everyone else polling?

I don't recall exact numbers but it was Farkas and Gondek that were strongest. Incumbent/prior council member and name recognition for sure contributing to that. It's a powerful thing. Even when you are someone like Sharp trying to get every soundbite/quote in the media.

[Young Fledge]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Was speaking with someone very well connected in the municipal politics world a couple of weeks ago. Sharp polling around 2%, even Davison is ahead of her at like 5%.

This is not even close to accurate. Farkas, Sharp, and Gondek are all within 4-5% of eachother. With it being this early that is within margin of error. Call it a statistical tie between those 3 currently.

[puffnstuff]

And theres a link to your numbers somewhere?

[Bigtime]

It's the battle of anecdata. Personally, I like mine more.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

And theres a link to your numbers somewhere?

Source: the Sonya Sharp campaign.

[Muta]

Man, I wish we had an absolute ringer joining this race. Intelligent, strategic, progressive, and effective. Not associated with any of these cringe parties. Gonna hold out my vote right until the very last moment, crossing fingers this happens; no candidate to date fits this bill (and may as well be a pipe dream I guess).

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Muta

Man, I wish we had an absolute ringer joining this race. Intelligent, strategic, progressive, and effective. Not associated with any of these cringe parties. Gonna hold out my vote right until the very last moment, crossing fingers this happens; no candidate to date fits this bill (and may as well be a pipe dream I guess).

Larry Heather will not disappoint. He could be our Trump on steroids.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Larry Heather will not disappoint. He could be our Trump on steroids.

This is finally his time to shine.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Muta

Man, I wish we had an absolute ringer joining this race. Intelligent, strategic, progressive, and effective. Not associated with any of these cringe parties. Gonna hold out my vote right until the very last moment, crossing fingers this happens; no candidate to date fits this bill (and may as well be a pipe dream I guess).

In my mind, the worst-case scenario is a conservative majority of councillors. I don't agree with party politics at the municipal level but to avoid that fate, I hope other like-minded voters will select the candidate most likely to beat a conservative candidate, regardless of whether they're associated with a political party. I'm in McLean's ward and I will vote for The Calgary Party candidate if he looks most likely to defeat McLean.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by D as in David

In my mind, the worst-case scenario is a conservative majority of councillors. I don't agree with party politics at the municipal level but to avoid that fate, I hope other like-minded voters will select the candidate most likely to beat a conservative candidate, regardless of whether they're associated with a political party. I'm in McLean's ward and I will vote for The Calgary Party candidate if he looks most likely to defeat McLean.

I'm not interested in voting for a candidate simply so that they beat another candidate. Voters should stay away from this line of thinking because we get ####ty representatives that way. Review the candidates platforms, ideally reach out and interact with the candidates (at the very least the candidate the best that lines up with your own politics leanings) and vote for the candidate that represents your interest the best even if they are a long shot.

[Torture]

Meh, I'll vote for the candidate that has a shot to win that is most aligned with my preference. Ward 7 couldn't decide on 2 progressive candidates last election and Terry Wong came up the middle. I would have been happy with either over Wong.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I'm not interested in voting for a candidate simply so that they beat another candidate. Voters should stay away from this line of thinking because we get ####ty representatives that way. Review the candidates platforms, ideally reach out and interact with the candidates (at the very least the candidate the best that lines up with your own politics leanings) and vote for the candidate that represents your interest the best even if they are a long shot.

This is how we got Sean Chu the last time, and I think the time before. Strategy makes sense if you want to avoid the sex offender type.