The upcoming municipal election is several months away (Oct. 20), but it鈥檚 already attracted a hefty raft of candidates that have floated into our social media streams, dinner conversations and sweaty dreams. And to be honest, we鈥檙e already exhausted. So without much effort or emotional investment, here are our initial thoughts on these predominantly politically inexperienced mayoral hopefuls. 听
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Ian Campbell, Vision Vancouver
麻豆传媒映画has already had three mayors named Campbell, so why not a fourth. Plus people named Ian sound like they鈥檙e good with their hands. 鈥淗ey what did you do on the weekend?鈥� 鈥淥h, Ian came over and helped me build a shed. Ian has all the tools. All of them鈥ink, wink, nudge, nudge.鈥�
Ken Sim, Non-Partisan Association
As one of our colleagues , Ken Sim easily morphs into the catchphrase 鈥淪im City,鈥� which is helpful from a marketing perspective. But we鈥檇 hazard a guess that anyone who still plays Sim City on their computer probably thinks Hootie and the Blowfish are still part of the cultural zeitgeist. It鈥檚 not like they鈥檙e Bootsauce, or anything. Plus, as rakishly handsome as Sim is, would it kill him to smile once in a while?
Patrick Condon, COPE
We鈥檙e sure Condon is a smart dude, and he even reminded us that COPE was still a party, but the desktop publishing fan has to ditch the black T-shirt under a blazer look. And what鈥檚 with hanging a pair of glasses off of said shirt during press conferences? For what it鈥檚 worth, he鈥檚 got the dad look down pat. And 麻豆传媒映画has a long history of electing dads.
Hector Bremner, political party TBA
Style has never been Bremner鈥檚 enemy. His old party the NPA? That鈥檚 another matter. A while back, when Gregor Robertson announced he wasn鈥檛 going to run again for mayor, we wrote an in-depth think piece titled But what about Hector 鈥渢he defector鈥� Bremner? you鈥檙e probably asking, as you stare longingly at Bremner鈥檚 coifed Mad Men-esque hair, stylish glasses and impeccable sense of fashion. Well, he鈥檚 not going to win, so we鈥檙e standing by our claim.
David Chen, ProVancouver
The only thing we know about Chen is that he reminds us of a guidance counsellor we had in high school who told us social work was a noble profession. The photo on Chen鈥檚 website is also a little creepy, like he鈥檚 reading our mind and would do some human centipede-like experiments on us if our car ever broke down and we knocked on his door for assistance. But he鈥檚 probably a perfectly nice guy.
Kennedy Stewart, Independent
As far as names go, 鈥淜ennedy Stewart鈥� sounds like it was made for political office. 鈥淜en鈥� Stewart, on the other hand, sounds like the name of a softball coach who would bootleg for you (i.e. 鈥淪weet, Coach Ken just scored us a case of Lucky鈥�). Like Patrick Condon, Stewart rocks the dad look, but unlike Condon, he also understands the power of a good tie.
Shauna Sylvester, Independent
Big fan of last names that sound like first names. And alliteration. Also a big fan of bangs and scarves. Come to think of it, Bangs and Scarves would be a great name for a band.
Wai Young, Coalition Vancouver
She鈥檚 got bangs and she鈥檚 been known to rock a scarf from time to time, but unlike Shauna Sylvester, Wai Young has a very headline- and pun-friendly name, which we鈥檙e always stoked about. 鈥淣o Wai,鈥� 鈥淓very which Wai but loose,鈥� 鈥淔orever Young,鈥� 鈥淵oung at heart,鈥� 鈥淗ow much do you Wai?鈥� and for all you Billy Joel aficionados 鈥淵ou Wai be right, you Wai be crazy.鈥�
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