...and guess who was in the crossfire. It was none other than regular R4M reader, Edward Graydon.
That is the only possible explanation for what happened that Monday night when he was attacked by a volunteer apparently working for Shane Coleman, over of all things the guy riding his bike on a sidewalk in the dark without a headlight. All this happened before the Mayoral debate which took place in the North End.
Undaunted, he showed up for the debate and it is now up to the voters to decide.
While such occurances are thankfully rarities, we all know how tempers flare when passion and exuberance can be easily mistaken for beligerance. And with a race with 20 candidates, it's a crowded house there and a decisive victory is all but assured. And that's why it is important for one of those candidates to stand out in that crowd, otherwise we will have a very messy election in Ward 2. One thing is for sure. The trash talking between Matt Jelly and James Novak was completely uncalled for and it's good that they mutually made amends. Now the question will be how the voters will look at that incident.
It's crunch time and with less than a week to go, it's starting to look like Bob Bratina, with the support of the elderly and rural communities, is poised to become the next mayor of Hamilton. But like they say in the NFL, you can predict the outcome of the game before it's played, but the win isn't awarded until the game is over.
I wish all the candidates the best of luck in the election and appreciation for having participated in the democratic process. It's not necessarily rewarding to have lost, but having fought the good fight, you are all to be saluted!
In retrospect, I have no regrets for having backed out of this election, but I will be watching Wards 6 and 7, along with the next mayor and if I am not happy with what I have seen, I will run in 2014 most likely for councillor. And being close to Upper Gage, I will seriously consider either ward, depending on who I want to challenge the most.
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