Darling too may have been hurt by a view among students that he was too closely tied with Stewart and Seton.
"I think that part of it was that Sterling was following a trajectory setup by Seton and Stewart...and he was perceived as part of the UC leadership of the past," says outgoing council Vice President Kamil E. Redmond '00. "I think that people were ready for a change."
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And although Sachs says liberal groups and their members tend to be less interested in council politics, he says that Driskell and Burton may have benefited by a latent desire among them to see one of their own in power.
After all, "there's always a push to get a liberal elected," he says.