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Toronto Mayorship Race
Topic Started: Mar 30 2014, 08:37 PM (367 Views)
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With elections in October, Toronto is finally going to have elections that people outside the Greater Toronto Area will care about. Will Rob Ford and Ford Nation defeat Olivia Chow? Olivia Chow resigned as a Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party to run. She is well known in the city and in the country, her riding is actually in Toronto. As well, her deceased husband is Jack Layton who recently led the NDP to it's best ever result and became the leader of the opposition as the Liberal Party and Bloc Quebecois struggled.

I hope she wins, and think she will. But she'll need to fight hard to beat Rob Ford.
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Fight hard, party harder! :P Is he really popular? I'll admit ignorance in Toronto politics. All I know is what I've heard in the media.
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He's popular in his core group of supporters who call themselves Ford Nation. Aka, the tea party of Toronto :P
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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What percentage approval does he enjoy?
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43% >.<
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Holy crap thats high considering....
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Yeah, surprising to me.
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Actually his approval rating is up to 46% now, and evidently outperforming his opponents in the debates.

http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-rob-ford-won-mayoral-debate-2014-3

I think a lot of urban voters are sick of the usual nonstop slew of tax hikes, and will put up with a crackhead mayor in exchange for more reasonable tax rates. Not sure what is actual record is regarding taxes, but I'm sure he is perceived as having a good one.
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Makes sense, but is there no normal candidate who doesn't mind slashing taxes? :P
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Mar 30 2014, 10:41 PM
Makes sense, but is there no normal candidate who doesn't mind slashing taxes? :P
Yeah that's a good question...
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I mean, I totally get the tax slashing voters. But..lol.
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Meh, it's all bluster with him. The city wasn't this big gravy train to begin with, this whole anger against the establishment was unwarranted in that regard. This is part of the reason why people view the amalgamation as bad for it. Originally, the suburbs like Etobicoke were not part of Toronto and it's been the suburbs which have been voting for Ford over the main city.

So for a long while, the city has been suburbs vs the actual city. It also doesn't help that the city has been poorly run and lacks vision or continuity. For example, transportation and public transportation have been bad. The running joke is that Toronto has the best 1970s subway system. We have the worst congestion in North America. Everytime someone lays a plan for increasing the subway or something along those lines, people later look for different ways.

It also doesn't help that Metrolinx, the Provincial body is also involved, so that's another factor. As well, the city doesn't get a whole lot of funding from the Provincial or Federal government. The previous Mayor, David Miller wanted light rail that would go on the streets because it was cheaper and more cost-effective than subway systems. Toronto doesn't have the money or time to build the extensive additions it needs.

Rob Ford comes in and wants to end the war on cars that downtown Toronto is doing to Suburbia. So, now there is this whole battle between the Provincial government which says it would only support David Millers plans and Rob Ford as well as other councillors and the head of the Toronto Transit Commission. Millions of dollars are being spent doing these assessments.... so it's pretty ridiculous. On top of that, Toronto and the surrounding area are growing fast.

So it's like... can we please try to fix this now and not keep dithering and going back and forth like we've been doing for God knows how long. Sadly, given how these are long long long running issues, it's obvious that Toronto won't solve them.

Sorry for the rant :P
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Vote Rob Ford!
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No more hugs for you xD
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Her Nordic Majesty

NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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No apology for the rant, I enjoyed reading it. Is there a candidate other than those posted here that you support, Rach?
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Apparently John Tory is running, idk much about him. Wikipedia says he's a Red Conservative, which means he's a conservative with liberal social values.
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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And does that work for you?
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Anything but Rob Ford works for me :P

I mean, the man panders and talks about "saving the city millions" but he hasn't. What he is really good at is being a people person and he's now a celebrity. Rob Ford always responds to everyones phone calls. But beyond that, he's a lot of bluster and I think he speaks to peoples frustration. As well, he's now larger than life than most Canadian politicians :P
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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R3n showed me these: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/hilarious-fake-campaign-ads-remind-toronto-anyones-better-rob-ford-156647

They were unfortunately taken down by the city :P
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Mar 31 2014, 12:11 AM
Anything but Rob Ford works for me :P

I mean, the man panders and talks about "saving the city millions" but he hasn't. What he is really good at is being a people person and he's now a celebrity. Rob Ford always responds to everyones phone calls. But beyond that, he's a lot of bluster and I think he speaks to peoples frustration. As well, he's now larger than life than most Canadian politicians :P
Lol he's really large, especially his stomach xd

That's right Wombat, First World problems :P
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I was about to make a weight joke too. :(

I mean, if they were actually going to have a race, he'd lose for sure. I think that's the only way you're going to get around his ridiculously high approval rating. Maybe the polling company was on cocaine too? :P
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Polling companies make up ratings to influence the results.
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Really?
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Apr 7 2014, 07:15 PM
Really?
Most likely. I don't have any evidence but I'm certain that if you research this issue some rigged pollings will come up, but in most cases you probably just don't have any evidence of it. I mean, polling can influence alot in elections and those who conduct these polls certainly have some political interests...
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