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Sarah Thomson perhaps said it best earlier in the day, as she did some last-minute canvassing on College Street.

“I feel like we’re David and Goliath, the little guy taking on the big guy,” she said.

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And for much of the night, it appeared Goliath would fall.

The former mayoral candidate and publisher of the Women’s Post held an unexpected lead over incumbent Rosario Marchese in Trinity-Spadina. By late last night, those numbers eased back in favour of the NDP veteran.By 11:30, the faithful at Mr. Marchese’s gathering were ready to celebrate after a tense evening.

About 150 New Democrats at the United Steelworkers Hall in Chinatown ate empanadas, quaffed beer and chanted “NDP” as the smiling Mr. Marchese walked in to the strains of the Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling (tonight’s gonna be a good night).

“Thank you friends,” he said. “We won, and more importantly we have seven more seats at Queen’s Park. It’s not easy to win in Trinity-Spadina, you’ve got to win every single vote.”