Stampede to the Polls: Naheed Nenshi
Previous Profiles:
Ric McIver
Kent Hehr
In the third instalment of my 484 part series profiling Calgary mayoral candidates, I look at a man who has been writing about how Calgary should be run for many years. And he's finally decided to do something about it.

About Naheed: Naheed is a professor, a Harvard graduate, and a writer. Elitist.
He's best known for his work with the Better Calgary Campaign and his op-eds about how the City of Calgary should be run.
Website
(Appearance: 3/10, Functionality 8/10, Content 8/10, Uniqueness 6/10, Overall 7/10)
Although I wonder how many grimaces had to die to get enough purple for the website, it remains a solid campaign site, rich in content and policy. Of particular interest are the 8 "better Calgary" ideas - each one easily explained in a line then elaborated on in pdf and podcast formats.
While the site has everything you'd expect from a political website, it doesn't have the polished look or feel of most campaign sites. Rather than being greeted by a picture of the candidate and the Calgary skyline, you get a slogan and homemade Youtube video on the welcome page. And, you know what, that's fine by me. Nenshi doesn't look or sound like a polished politician and he's not trying to be one - why should his website?
Social Media
Ahh...if only elections were held on Twitter, Nenshi would soon adding mayoral hashtags to his name.
Twitter: 1,549 followers and over 3,000 tweets.
Facebook: 2,053 fans
Youtube: Around 7,500 views of his home page video
Blog: A campaign blog that includes attacks on the front runners.

My Take: Naheed is brilliant and has, hands down, the best ideas of any candidate on how to run Calgary. So, of course, he will not win.
That said, Naheed has done everything an outsider with low name recognition can do to break free of the pack. He's released ideas, he's gone hard at social media, he's gotten his name into as many news articles as possible.
Even though a lot of the candidates for mayor aren't doing much more than taking up space, having a policy wizzard like Naheed out there talking about ideas is good for this mayoral race and it's good for Calgary.
Labels: Calgary Municipal Election, Naheed Nenshi
21 Comments:
I think that Nenshi by far has the best program for Calgary, making me wish he would run for Toronto's mayoralty. Sad, though, that he doesn't have that good of a chance.
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Kyle H., at 6:22 p.m.
Thanks Dan, I checked out Better Calgary.
It made some excellent points on political donations, public transit, secondary suites and urban sprawl.
But it also argued that it's the City's job to provide arts and culture, and to mix neighbourhoods by ethnicity. It was also pro-government interference when it came to anti-smoking, or recycling, but was against it when it came to busking.
Message seems to be if we like it then it's ok to force it on others but if we don't like it then forcing things on people is wrong.
There's also nothing on some of the most important issues we face, like balancing the budget, reducing crime, easing traffic or snow removal.
Sounds like Naheed is a mixed bag, but I bet he's really popular with the progressives.
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Robert Vollman, at 10:03 p.m.
You had me at "elitist". Looks like I may actually get out and vote.
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Nick, at 3:37 p.m.
I'd vote for him.
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Jordan, at 8:32 p.m.
I don't live there but he seem cool... then again, I have a penchant for elitists....
O/T I hear Michael Chong is trying to introduce new rules of decorum and politeness in the House, which I definitely support
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Jacques Beau Verte, at 5:18 p.m.
I will destroy Nenshi like I destroyed Lord, Love, Kent and all the rest of you lower life forms. Bow before me, for I am the Dark Lord of Victory and I shall crush you all. Argy bargy! Argy bagy!
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The bits of encrusted food stuck in Donn Lovett's beard said..., at 8:55 p.m.
Elitist you say. They don't solve problems they pontificate and finger point.
Does this guy stand a chance?
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