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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really interesting take above. I was surprised R White decided to run so far to the left. I think he’s running to the left of even his record on Council. I know he voted for things like the high earner income tax increase but in my mind he’s no Nadeau, Silverman, Lewis George. I guess it’s what he thought he had to do to differentiate himself from Bowser.

PP, I think you’re right, [b]he would have had more luck running as a centrist[/b]. There is a strong progressive bloc in the city but it’s not that strong — look at Ed Lazere winning only like 30% against Mendo.[/quote]

I don’t think this is right. Bowser is the centrist, whatever the hell that means.

He would have been more effective running a campaign based on competence and caring about individuals rather than special interests. He would have hammered her over poor physical plant conditions in school buildings that were built in the last 15 years (mostly on her watch) and the complete failure of DGS to maintain them or even respond to urgent repair requests. He would have really drilled down on dangerous driving and her failure to protect pedestrians. It’s interesting that when she’s challenged on these sorts of failures, she basically falls back to, “well, there’s only so much government can do,” which is such a weak response. That no one decided to really go after her on competence was a huge missed opportunity.[/quote]
This is correct. Key messages would be about ineffective, wasteful and incompetent government and poor quality of life. Instead of promoting himself a political centrist, there is a lot if room for someone to step into the political void to promote themselves as a “Uniter” because there a lot of people who feel disaffected by Bowser and her leadership style is high handed and divisive at times. [/quote]

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