The Finish Line is in Sight

After a surprisingly short, although at times it seemed so long, campaign, we are finally in the home stretch.  Already the internet and advance polling is finished - with over 4,000 people voting before anyone got to see the non-mayoralty candidates present themselves for consideration Monday night.

But ultimately, what's past is done.  The mistakes of a campaign cannot be undone - all we as candidates can do is finish up and prepare for the election stress of Monday the 25th of October.

What would I have done differently?  I would have been going door to door more and earlier.  Sorry if I missed you - please feel free to call me if you want to discuss something.  I procrastinated because, as an introvert, that is seemed like a difficult job.  And it was - going door to door is hard, time consuming work.  My hat is off to those who did more in this area than I did - kudos rightly go to you.

I would have brought together a team in January, rather than September.  While I spent a lot of time before I declared going over my platform (the university idea goes back a ways - just ask Kevin), next time I will put as much into pulling together my team and logistics plans early in the year.  That qualifies as a stupid mistake, as a veteran of a number of provincial and federal campaigns, from grunt work to campaign manager, going back to 1985.

And, as part of that, I would have put more energy into raising campaign funds.  While it would be nice to believe it's just about the ideas, if you want enough people to know about your ideas, you have to spend money advertising.

And, according to Lorne Brooker, noted political thinker, I needed a suit.  I guess that way I can blend in with the crowd.  I, though, happen to be partial to the dress code of the regular guide.  Indeed, Lorne - do you wear a suit to work every day?  I am, however, in the market for a new tweed jacket - I miss the one I had in university.

But before I go, let me commend my fellow candidates for Councillor.  There are no candidates for either position I could not vote for.  I commend my fellow council candidates for their campaigns, and acknowledge them all as the type of quality persons this city benefits from having.  Almost as good as me!