Who are you choosing for mayor this election?

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by outoftheice

New poll shows Bill Smith in the lead in the race for mayor.


http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/09/29...two-horse-race

Poll commissioned by Smith supporters at Ken's former digs with pre-selection guidelines for poll participants. Target was not Nenshi, but fact that some were choosing Chabot rather than #NeoCitranHaze candidate.

Don't be fooled. Alternate poll is suggesting that Chabot is gaining on BS. Little surprised that BS would pull this on Chabot.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Vote splitting might be the only thing to save Nenshi but a lot can happen in the last weeks. I expect this to get very nasty with the media/press doing whatever they can to destroy Smith.

Which might help his candidacy.

[sammyd]

Originally Posted by jc_yyc_ca

That and even these numbers here are bad. He's in the lead here, barely..but this is not a conservative site, and that large number of undecided are voters probably not voting for Nenshi. They're waiting to decide between Smith and Chabot.

I disagree with this assessment.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Poll commissioned by Smith supporters at Ken's former digs with pre-selection guidelines for poll participants. Target was not Nenshi, but fact that some were choosing Chabot rather than #NeoCitranHaze candidate.

Don't be fooled. Alternate poll is suggesting that Chabot is gaining on BS. Little surprised that BS would pull this on Chabot.

Who's behind this alternate poll? Is it Nenshi's old polling buddy Brian Singh? When is Carter going to admit he's working behind the scenes for Nenshi?

[Tarsus]

Originally Posted by sammyd

I disagree with this assessment.

As someone supporting Nenshi I agree with the assessment and I’m concerned, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Nenshi’s people are concerned. I don’t think all of the undecided are anti-Nenshi, but if you’re undecided at this point then you’re probably wanting someone other than Nenshi. Studies have shown that undecided voters don’t favour the incumbent.

[Tarsus]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Poll commissioned by Smith supporters at Ken's former digs with pre-selection guidelines for poll participants. Target was not Nenshi, but fact that some were choosing Chabot rather than #NeoCitranHaze candidate.

Don't be fooled. Alternate poll is suggesting that Chabot is gaining on BS. Little surprised that BS would pull this on Chabot.

All other polls are showing Smith as the main opponent. In the end this looks to be shaping up as a two man race.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Tarsus

All other polls are showing Smith as the main opponent. In the end this looks to be shaping up as a two man race.

Apparently, this was the third poll done by this polster. They kept on showing Nenshi ahead, so PostMedia kept saying to go back and change the question, till it skewed to Smith, and then they published.

[dg66]

Originally Posted by suburbia

Apparently, this was the third poll done by this polster. They kept on showing Nenshi ahead, so PostMedia kept saying to go back and change the question, till it skewed to Smith, and then they published.

Where's the link to the other polls?

[McMurph]

Many of these "polls" are just campaign advertising. They're skewed to promote a candidate (usually without mentioning who) and stir up some muck (like the ward 8 one with the question that begins "Wooley supports a safe-injection site in your community..."). Publishing the results of these robo-calls as polling data is ridiculous.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by dg66

Where's the link to the other polls?

Suburbia must have been tasked with spreading misinformation. Other Nenshi supporters (insiders?) have been slamming the validity of the poll since it came out. The facts are that Nenshi's approval ratings have been in a free fall drop since early this year, and Ken King and CSEC have nothing to do with the poll. No reputable polling company is going to risk it's reputation doing rigged polls. If the Nenshi camp wants rigged numbers they should get Brian Singh to do one for them.

[Northern]

Originally Posted by Tarsus

All other polls are showing Smith as the main opponent. In the end this looks to be shaping up as a two man race.

For me it's anyone but Nenshi. Sometimes people don't need specific policies to vote someone in, only reasons to vote someone out.
I voted for Nenshi the first two elections, but he has soured on me. One particular event sealed it. I was at a remembrance day event where he was speaking, and he went on to talk about people's freedoms, and was going on about the Niqab (something he really didn't need to bring up at a remembrance day event), and it was something I was ambivalent about, but he mentioned it a couple of times, and then mentioned that veterans had fought so that people in Canada could have the freedom to wear a Niqab. I'm pretty sure veterans weren't over there fighting so that husbands could make women wear a bedsheet over their face. What a fucking asshole.

[sammyd]

Originally Posted by Northern

For me it's anyone but Nenshi. Sometimes people don't need specific policies to vote someone in, only reasons to vote someone out.
I voted for Nenshi the first two elections, but he has soured on me. One particular event sealed it. I was at a remembrance day event where he was speaking, and he went on to talk about people's freedoms, and was going on about the Niqab (something he really didn't need to bring up at a remembrance day event), and it was something I was ambivalent about, but he mentioned it a couple of times, and then mentioned that veterans had fought so that people in Canada could have the freedom to wear a Niqab. I'm pretty sure veterans weren't over there fighting so that husbands could make women wear a bedsheet over their face. What a fucking asshole.

White trash.

[sammyd]

Originally Posted by Tarsus

As someone supporting Nenshi I agree with the assessment and I’m concerned, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Nenshi’s people are concerned. I don’t think all of the undecided are anti-Nenshi, but if you’re undecided at this point then you’re probably wanting someone other than Nenshi. Studies have shown that undecided voters don’t favour the incumbent.

I was undecided, thinking it was time for a change. Seeing the alternatives, I have chosen to stay with Nenshi. Most of Councils problems are not his fault.

[topdog]

I would discount anything Suburbia has to say about the election, he's Ismaili, just like Nenshi, so he'll agree with whatever Nenshi says or does no matter what.

Originally Posted by Corndogger

Suburbia must have been tasked with spreading misinformation. Other Nenshi supporters (insiders?) have been slamming the validity of the poll since it came out. The facts are that Nenshi's approval ratings have been in a free fall drop since early this year, and Ken King and CSEC have nothing to do with the poll. No reputable polling company is going to risk it's reputation doing rigged polls. If the Nenshi camp wants rigged numbers they should get Brian Singh to do one for them.

[topdog]

And that's been the downfall of Nenshi. He has some good policies but not good tact. Tying the niquab issue to veterans is definitely in poor taste.

Originally Posted by Northern

For me it's anyone but Nenshi. Sometimes people don't need specific policies to vote someone in, only reasons to vote someone out.
I voted for Nenshi the first two elections, but he has soured on me. One particular event sealed it. I was at a remembrance day event where he was speaking, and he went on to talk about people's freedoms, and was going on about the Niqab (something he really didn't need to bring up at a remembrance day event), and it was something I was ambivalent about, but he mentioned it a couple of times, and then mentioned that veterans had fought so that people in Canada could have the freedom to wear a Niqab. I'm pretty sure veterans weren't over there fighting so that husbands could make women wear a bedsheet over their face. What a fucking asshole.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by topdog

I would discount anything Suburbia has to say about the election, he's Ismaili, just like Nenshi, so he'll agree with whatever Nenshi says or does no matter what.

I had no idea.

[Corndogger]

Originally Posted by topdog

And that's been the downfall of Nenshi. He has some good policies but not good tact. Tying the niquab issue to veterans is definitely in poor taste.

True. His attitude and constant talking down to those who don't agree with him have turned off a lot of people. I think he OD'd on his own Kool Aid and it sure didn't help that the media treated him like he was a rock star. He got super cocky when he "won" that stupid best mayor in the world award.

[topdog]

Originally Posted by Corndogger

True. His attitude and constant talking down to those who don't agree with him have turned off a lot of people. I think he OD'd on his own Kool Aid and it sure didn't help that the media treated him like he was a rock star. He got super cocky when he "won" that stupid best mayor in the world award.

He started out well IMO, but it's been a slide. It always seems to be the way in politics.

[Chinook Arch]

Originally Posted by topdog

I would discount anything Suburbia has to say about the election, he's Ismaili, just like Nenshi, so he'll agree with whatever Nenshi says or does no matter what.

I think it would be better for Nenshi if Suburbia won't on silent mode for a while. He's not helping the campaign. Whether he truly likes Nenshi's policies are not he comes across as a bootlicker supporting him for the reasons you mentioned.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by suburbia

I wasn't asking a generic question, rather was asking western spaghetti specifically, who out of the many candidates, selected a particular one to vote for who he him/herself stated hadn't put out any substantive policy.



It is because a bunch of billionaires have decided he'd be best (and easiest to manipulate). He is the Bettman/Murray candidate (IE people who do not pay Canadian taxes).

#NeoCitranHaze

#donkers