A late September poll showed that his campaign was generating interest as he sat third with eight per cent support, although well behind the leaders, alderman Ric McIver (42%) and local media personality Barb Higgins (28%) [REF].
According to Nenshi's chief of staff, Chima Nkendirim, Nenshi's headquarters was vandalized on September 11, 2010, the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks and Eid al-Fitr the end of Ramadan.