Decision 2010: Calgary Municipal Election

[freeweed]

Nenshi now up to 28%. It's been basically straight upwards for him, and down for McIver and Higgins.

[Bassic Lab]

Higgins: 33
McIver: 32
Nenshi: 28

It is tightening up.

[Innersoul1]

The Results on Calgaryherald.com are quite good and up to the minute!

[crooked rain]

I am surprised by the early Higgins numbers. I thought she would be third (a solid third, but third nonetheless)

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Wrong choice of words I guess, I just hate waiting for the full results. Mrs. Bigtime isn't back from poll 802 yet (she was working as a DRO) and Littletime will not go to bed!

or you're trying to turn purple

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by Policy Wonk

My elderly mother has taken to calling Higgins "Ralph Klein's Tits"

That's awesome.

[mersar]

Interesting, according to an MLA who's at McIver's gathering theres rumors that people in mckenzie are still waiting in line and haven't finished voting yet

[suburb]

Originally Posted by crooked rain

I am surprised by the early Higgins numbers. I thought she would be third (a solid third, but third nonetheless)

There was mention that the first boxes counted were from old age homes.

[jeffwhit]

Wow, if this election turns out to be a perfect reflection of his campaign I might not become unbelievably depressed and be the most obnoxious voice of pessimism on SSP for the rest of 2010...

I have never cared about a candidate for anything before. I've been engaged, I always vote and do research, but I have never had a campaign sign before this autumn; I have never donated a single cent to a political campaign before now, when I find myself with chalk under my fingernails because I drove all over NW Calgary in the middle of the night promoting in this awesome guy, Naheed Nenshi, who ran on ideas and a plan to tackle issues I care about.

I'm "gripping" right now too.

[Canadian74]

Nenshi at 31%.

[jeffwhit]

Originally Posted by Stingray2004

As a Metro Vancouverite... I'm curious. Where do these three lie on the political spectrum and how do they differentiate from one another in terms of policies, etc.?

It was fairly well explained already, but thank god we don't have a party system in this city.

[crooked rain]

32-32-31 per the city site

It's getting close!

[Ramsayfarian]

Nenshi's results will mimic his momentum in this election.

[gammell]

McIver takes the lead with a single vote! Nice. Nenshi still in third but closer. Quite the race.

[Innersoul1]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I hate this shit, I'm gripping hard right now.

This is the quote of the night!

[floobie]

And now Nenshi in second!

[earl69]

Nenshi in 2nd

Mciver 5566
Nenshi 5543
Higgs 5076

[freeweed]

McIver 33%
Nenshi 32%
Higgins 30%

The words "too close to call" better be coming out of every TV newscaster's mouth right now.

[Aegis]

Originally Posted by Innersoul1

This is the quote of the night!

Best one I heard was from one of Barb's volunteers, to Reid Feist:

When asked if the "female factor" was important to her campaign, the volunteer said "Well, barb is a woman, obviously..."

[jeffwhit]

^^haha, she's Ralph Klein's tits forever in my mind now, that was the best thing I've read on SSP since Norman Foster, and that was a long time ago.