Just to be clear. This is a sentiment I share. But I do think it's important to understand where Ford voters are coming from. And I think we are not well served on that front when their concerns are so readily dismissed.
For example, you think Ford's base is in the 905. I don't think that's really true at all. And I find it to be bizarre assertion to begin with, given how long he's been in Toronto politics.
The results of the last mayoral election definitely say that Ford resonates with suburban voters more than you think:
While I think what you say is true for younger voters, I am not certain this holds for the majority of suburban voters. And I do think there's a perception in those immigrant heavy inner suburbs that the Liberals aren't delivering for them. I saw a lot of it first hand, during the campaigning in Malvern for the by-election in 2016. That riding has been straight Liberal since 1985 provincially, and with the exception of one NDP term, straight Liberal federally since 1988. Went PC in 2016. And the margin was not small. Watching that first hand is what got me to realize that Ford is far, far more popular than people realize.
UrbanToronto's user base is very downtown centric, left leaning and I am willing to bet less racially diverse than the city at large, and especially those inner suburbs. To pretend that the views of people here are some kind of broader, universal truth is quite frankly foolish. My Tamil and Punjabi neighbours in Malvern are far more likely to be sympathetic to Ford's message than the concerns of many from these parts. I am increasingly curious about why that is, and how their concerns can be addressed on a forum like this.