Editorial: Watson for mayor – but a more diverse, independent council

Conventional wisdom suggests the political lifespan of public-office holders is about a decade. In running for a third term as mayor, after eight consecutive years in the job, Jim Watson is edging close to the abyss.
With stronger competition, he might have toppled into it. But there wasn’t stronger competition. No other mayoral candidate – not even the lively and creative Clive Doucet – measures up to Watson. So let’s re-elect him Monday.
This doesn’t mean the man