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Merge Leslie Daigle here?

That article was recently closed as no consensus, but the closing admin suggested starting a merge discussion, as the person only barely meets WP:GNG and fails WP:POLITICIAN. So, I'm proposing said merge p b p 15:36, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

By "merge" do you mean linking the page? If so, I agree with Purpleback's assessment. --Socalpolitik (talk) 20:21, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – This article (California State Assembly elections, 2012) is entirely in table list format. Merging the article here would have an effect of removing all of the sourced information in the Leslie Daigle article, essentially blocking the public from having access to the information. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If Northamerica1000 is correct, then yes, I oppose the merge of the article. Thanks for the clarification. --Socalpolitik (talk) 18:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support as the closing admin in the AFD noted, a redirect/merge is appropriate in this case. Valenciano (talk) 08:38, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose as per Socialpolitik and North America, also there is a lot of content that is completely irrelevant to the assembly race entry that is not even an article.LuciferWildCat (talk) 05:41, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Also, the topic "Leslie Daigle" is presently passing both WP:BASIC and WP:GNG, in which this person has received significant coverage in reliable sources. Many of the sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material. Due to this, the article is worthy of being a stand-alone article. Merging to this list/table style article would just make the information about the topic unaccessible to the public.

Michael J. Mishak; Anthony York (May 19, 2012). "Centrist GOP candidates may offer chance to end California gridlock. New election rules and voting districts buoy candidacies of Republicans who have refused to sign the no-tax pledge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Mona Shadia (May 16, 2012). "Mansoor accuses opponent of willingness to work with unions. He calls out Daigle at an H.B. forum but she says there's nothing in her record to support his claims. She notes that Newport did more to reform pensions than Costa Mesa". Huntington Beach Independent. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Martin Wisckol (May 17, 2012). "Benefactor now up to $270k for Assembly candidate Daigle. A moderate GOP activist has poured in $270,000 for Leslie Daigle". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2012-05-24. Daigle...would be the favorite to beat Rush in a one-on-one race and could be a formidable opponent for Mansoor in a head-to-head matchup.
Jeff Overley (February 2, 2010). "Political cash flows in Newport Beach". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
Brianna Brialla (February 06, 2009). "Dredging banking on stimulus funds. City officials have estimated as much as $16 million is needed to complete the project in Newport Bay, Harbor". Daily Pilot. A Los Angeles Times Website. Retrieved 2012-05-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Along with: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. Northamerica1000^(talk) 17:34, 27 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]