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miketoronto
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Well I thought I would just let you guys know how my campaign is going.
Due to my age, and the fact that I am not spending tons of money on signs and fancy flyers. I am probably not going to win.
And I knew I would probably not win.
Anyway it is still a great learning expirence.
Yesterday night I had to do my speech infront of the Bendale Community. All the cadidates did their speeches.
I was very worried that my speech was bad and crap, and all that. However my speech turned out to be the best of all the speeches.
However I got a kind of vibe from the audience, that they wished I was a little older. Many residents came up to me and told me that I was great, and that I was goign to be a somebody with the city. And that if I did not win this time, to please run again.
So that atleast made me feel good. That people atleast saw my ideas.
My speech though swept the audience. We had five min to do our speeches. The other cadidates went up there and filled most of the time with thanking people for attending and stupid stuff like that. And how lucky we are to vote.
Two of the candidates went up there and just listed off how they worked for the current city councillor, and how you should vote for them, because they have a letter from the current city councillor saying they are hard workers.
Then I got up there, and listed all my goals for the community if elected. I got right in there and just got down to what I wanted done in this ward. And people liked it. They were nodding yes alot. My speech I think talked about the basic issues they see in our ward. I said "people are standing in mud at our main intersections, waiting for buses". I made points like "why are the buses leaving two min before the commuter trains arrive at the station".
And I think things like that really got people to see I have vision and know the issues.
But I am only 21.
The guy who is probably going to win, who's name is Glen. He is the one putting out all the fancy signs. So while this speech was only infront of one community in our ward. His signs are reaching to all areas. So for the thousands of people not at the meeting, they are going to vote on who they see more signs of, probably.
Anyway at the end of the question session last night. Glen got hammered by a resident, who brought up a bunch of corruption charges that Glen is being investigated for.
The same resident told us latter that Glen just moved into our ward, to run in our ward, because the ward he lives in knows all the corruption stuff and would not vote for him.
So this will be interesting. If Glen does not get it. Then Virgina will I think. Although she was like a wooden pupid. And would not give proper answers. And would always relate everything back to good old Brad our current councillor. And how he liked her.
A hearting thing happened though. One of the guys running against me. He so admired the fact I was running. He heard my speech, and was taken back. He actually wished me very good luck after the question session, and kinda made it known that if he did not get in, he would like me to. So that was nice of him.
The other two cadidates were good. But they made some weird comments and did not have strong ideas either. One of them said the city needs more low income housing. But her words were "Not in our ward though. We have enough low income housing. Let them build it somewhere else".
She said this after saying she wanted 20% more low income housing or something in the city.
I really was the only one who listed local issues to resolve.
But I still won't win.
Due to my age, and the fact that I am not spending tons of money on signs and fancy flyers. I am probably not going to win.
And I knew I would probably not win.
Anyway it is still a great learning expirence.
Yesterday night I had to do my speech infront of the Bendale Community. All the cadidates did their speeches.
I was very worried that my speech was bad and crap, and all that. However my speech turned out to be the best of all the speeches.
However I got a kind of vibe from the audience, that they wished I was a little older. Many residents came up to me and told me that I was great, and that I was goign to be a somebody with the city. And that if I did not win this time, to please run again.
So that atleast made me feel good. That people atleast saw my ideas.
My speech though swept the audience. We had five min to do our speeches. The other cadidates went up there and filled most of the time with thanking people for attending and stupid stuff like that. And how lucky we are to vote.
Two of the candidates went up there and just listed off how they worked for the current city councillor, and how you should vote for them, because they have a letter from the current city councillor saying they are hard workers.
Then I got up there, and listed all my goals for the community if elected. I got right in there and just got down to what I wanted done in this ward. And people liked it. They were nodding yes alot. My speech I think talked about the basic issues they see in our ward. I said "people are standing in mud at our main intersections, waiting for buses". I made points like "why are the buses leaving two min before the commuter trains arrive at the station".
And I think things like that really got people to see I have vision and know the issues.
But I am only 21.
The guy who is probably going to win, who's name is Glen. He is the one putting out all the fancy signs. So while this speech was only infront of one community in our ward. His signs are reaching to all areas. So for the thousands of people not at the meeting, they are going to vote on who they see more signs of, probably.
Anyway at the end of the question session last night. Glen got hammered by a resident, who brought up a bunch of corruption charges that Glen is being investigated for.
The same resident told us latter that Glen just moved into our ward, to run in our ward, because the ward he lives in knows all the corruption stuff and would not vote for him.
So this will be interesting. If Glen does not get it. Then Virgina will I think. Although she was like a wooden pupid. And would not give proper answers. And would always relate everything back to good old Brad our current councillor. And how he liked her.
A hearting thing happened though. One of the guys running against me. He so admired the fact I was running. He heard my speech, and was taken back. He actually wished me very good luck after the question session, and kinda made it known that if he did not get in, he would like me to. So that was nice of him.
The other two cadidates were good. But they made some weird comments and did not have strong ideas either. One of them said the city needs more low income housing. But her words were "Not in our ward though. We have enough low income housing. Let them build it somewhere else".
She said this after saying she wanted 20% more low income housing or something in the city.
I really was the only one who listed local issues to resolve.
But I still won't win.
