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| | Journal of Canadian Studies: City campaigns on the cusp and the Edmonton mayoralty election of 1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Edmonton, 1992 As the incumbent, the victor's acceptance speech was far less than gracious given what was, in reality, a substantial win. |
 | | In Edmonton, the year 1992 was not a significant one in the sense of a realigning election, for the change to active (and more partisan) expression of ideology had come in 1983. |
 | | One such headline, "Chief slams hooker solution," Edmonton Sun, 6 October 1992, in which Chief McNally discussed the sociological dimensions of prostitutes as victims and the legitimately limited powers of the mayor's position, convinced Smith's senior strategists that a scripted response to a public servant, the risk of voter resentment notwithstanding, was absolutely required. |
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