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Clive Doucet’s brave effort in the municipal election has fallen short, and, in truth, it’s not much of a surprise that he lost. Jim Watson was supposed to win, and he did.

At time of writing, Watson had won with more than 186,000 votes with Doucet registering almost 58,000. At the time of writing Doucet had not yet addressed his supporters and in any event, it will take some time to find out his true take on this election.

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No doubt he is disappointed, and while the result may leave a bitter taste in Doucet’s mouth, the city should be celebrating his courage and dedication in running against Watson when no one else of substance would dare. Doucet put himself on the line to offer the city a choice, a chance to debate issues, and we should all appreciate this devotion to public service.

Doucet knew when he stepped into the fray that it was a Mission Impossible – and he is no Ethan Hunt. Challenging Watson would be near impossible at the best of times, but entering the race at the very last minute and handing Watson a big starting advantage made the task doubly difficult. From that moment on, the writing was on the wall.