2023 Toronto Mayoral by-election

[Northern Light]

Bradford's campaign feels like they're throwing things against the wall and seeing what sticks.

For a campaign that's been a dismal failure; there is only one thing to be done other than firing the candidate, and that's firing the campaign manager.

It wouldn't save anything, but it might stop adding new damage.

There is no path to victory here; nor even a path to second or third.

Put your head down, go quiet, don't blow every dollar out the door, see if you can salvage a badly damaged reputation.

 

[christiesplits]

New Mainstreet.

Chow - 33%
Bailao - 17%
Saunders - 14%
Furey - 9%
Hunter - 8%
Matlow - 6%
Brown - 5%
Bradford - 3%

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668951669617610753

 

[Northern Light]

New Mainstreet.

Chow - 33%
Bailao - 17%
Saunders - 14%
Furey - 9%
Hunter - 8%
Matlow - 6%
Brown - 5%
Bradford - 3%

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668951669617610753

No big surprises here, no huge moves. Looking at Quito's last effort, you see Bailao down 3.........but that's margin of error stuff; still the only other things I see are Matlow running very low, and Brown picking up a bit of steam; though too little too late to be relevant except as a spoiler of sorts.

 

[Pacer]

New Mainstreet.

Chow - 33%
Bailao - 17%
Saunders - 14%
Furey - 9%
Hunter - 8%
Matlow - 6%
Brown - 5%
Bradford - 3%

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668951669617610753

If this poll is to be believed, Matlow's support has started to shift to Chow. Speaking to friends at Dundas West fest they begrudgingly have voted Chow, but we're Matlow supporters originally. I can see alot more of this happening on eday with Brown supporters as well.

At this rate will Bradford be in the top 10 at the end of this race?

 

[smably]

Brutal numbers for Bradford, but he made his bed.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Brutal numbers for Bradford, but he made his bed.

Hopefully that's the nail in the coffin for his political career, but never count out a sycophant opportunist.

AoD

 

[Pacer]

Hopefully that's the nail in the coffin for his political career, but never count out a sycophant opportunist.

AoD

I wonder if he pivoted his mayoral campaign to be a love letter to the federal conservatives? It's certainly not about becoming mayor of Toronto.

 

[zang]

Guess who keeps meeting up with CCP associated groups, even though she claims she has not ties with them

https://twitter.com/x/status/1654627357531963393

Ahhh, yes. Look who's back to beat a dead horse; especially choosing to post about it in two different threads.

For the record, Karen Wen Lin (Woods) herself has "ties" to the CCP; as a Senior Associate at lobbying firm Solstice Public Affairs who had a contract with the chinese Chinese Consulate. It's hard to find anyone prominent in the Chinese diaspora in Toronto who doesn't have some kind of dealing every once in a while with a group associated with the CCP.

We can play six degrees of Xi Jinping all day if you like. It's still not proof of anything. Meeting with local community groups is par for the course with being a politician. But will it stop you from tilting at windmills? Probably not.

 

[zang]

If this poll is to be believed, Matlow's support has started to shift to Chow. Speaking to friends at Dundas West fest they begrudgingly have voted Chow, but we're Matlow supporters originally. I can see alot more of this happening on eday with Brown supporters as well.

Well, Torontonians have been through this before. Vote splitting gave us Rob Ford and I don't think anyone wants to risk Furey or Saunders getting in.

Prior to Chow joining the race, I was Matlow all the way. But there isn't a hope in hell he's gonna take this, so Chow it is.

 

[picard102]

If these allegations are at all true...
You'd think she'd be smart enough to not meet up with associations involved in the election interference scandal and named as a CPP police station on Canadian soil.

Alleged foreign interference entangles Liberals and Conservatives in one riding

In his new role as special rapporteur investigating alleged foreign interference, David Johnston will likely take a deep dive into the suburban Toronto riding of Don Valley North, which is emerging as a nexus for alleged meddling by China.

www.ctvnews.ca

On its website, the Fuqing association also states that it was created under the "specific guidance of the United Front Work Department."
According to the Canadian government, the UFWD is a branch of the Chinese Communist Party. The document from Public Safety Canada released in 2021, says the UFWD is used to "stifle criticism, infiltrate foreign political parties, diaspora communities, universities and multinational corporations."

 

[zang]

If these allegations are at all true...
You'd think she'd be smart enough to not meet up with associations involved in the election interference scandal and named as a CPP police station on Canadian soil.

Re; the allegations:

The original story about the meeting with the Fu Qing Business Association comes from True North and has only ever appeared there. It hasn't been verified by (let alone covered by) any major media outlet despite happening well over a month ago and the story being posted a month ago. The article itself was sourced from someone who is heavily anti-Chow and works for a company hired by the CCP.

You'd think if she did meet up with them, it'd be all over the major news organizations by now.

 

[tiffer24]

Toronto saw the most voters in a single day of advance voting since the city's amalgamation, with more than 38,000 voters casting ballots for a new mayor.

In a news release Wednesday, the City of Toronto said 38,621 voters went to the polls on Tuesday — the last day of advance voting — marking the largest turnout since 1998. Overall, 129,745 voters cast their ballot during the six-day advance voting period, which started last Thursday. The results signal an almost 12 per cent jump compared to October's general municipal election. In that election, the city says 115,911 people voted over an eight-day advance voting period .

The results mark a voter turnout jump for the first time in almost a decade. Last year, advance voter turnout fell by almost seven per cent from 2018, and almost 30 per cent from 2014's record turnout.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-2023-mayor-byelection-advance-voting-1.6876069

 

[Admiral Beez]

The results mark a voter turnout jump for the first time in almost a decade. Last year, advance voter turnout fell by almost seven per cent from 2018, and almost 30 per cent from 2014's record turnout.

Having an incumbent-free election where the feeling that one's vote can really make a difference probably helps.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Toronto’s mayoral candidates say they can fix the city’s jammed roads. The experts aren’t so sure

Those vying for Toronto’s top job may agree it’s tough to get around the city but their fixes vary.

www.thestar.com

The new mayor needs to restrict/deter car traffic from entering the city by encouraging those coming into the city for work, entertainment or tourism to take transit. But the transit has to be efficient, without nutbars and vagrants.

 

[christiesplits]

Having an incumbent-free election where the feeling that one's vote can really make a difference probably helps.

Could be. Or, people are preparing for the summer holidays and will be out of town.