Towered
Senior Member
It's a wait and see kind of situation. I think if he doesn't see a significant bump in the polls after the debate, he'll throw his support behind Chow, presuming she'll still be the front runner (if he's smart).
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2023 Toronto Mayoral by-election
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picard102
Senior Member
I guess there was a debate last night that only the B-Tier candidates participated in.
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Gridlock, taxes and the Maple Leafs: Seven takeaways from the first debate of the mayoral byelection
Several candidates in the June vote took part in a debate Wednesday night, hosted by the West Queen West Business Improvement Association.
Fresco
Active Member
I am definitely not against government sponsored healthcare.
Most Libertarians want a 2-tier system like they have in Singapore and some Scandinavian countries.
But we're getting off-topic so I digress
adma
Superstar
I notice a new Brad Bradford thing bashing Olivia Chow for her Gardiner stance, where Olivia's coloured what I suppose was meant to be "NDP orange" but looks disconcertingly, shall we say, "yellowface". So, another gaffe...
goreckm
Active Member
That's not libertarianism. That's good old-fashioned neo-liberalism.
Islington Express Bus
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SJD_Toronto
Active Member
If Brad Bradford is smart, he'll step away from his campaign today and back Ana Bailao.
Northern Light
Superstar
Let me pull that forward for the click averse
Bradford near the bottom should not surprise at this point, his campaign has not been a successful one.
I remain baffled by the level of Chow's success (despite being in Beaches-EY, an area she presumably needs to win, I have yet to hear from her campaign in any way).
Matlow to me, really has been the leader on good public policy ideas in this campaign, they aren't perfect, but they are solid, lots of genuinely good ideas in his offer.
I just got my first auto-dial from Bailao's campaign, interestingly, not her voice though, that of Barbara Hall.....
SJD_Toronto
Active Member
I think Bailao's team is pushing that large figures from Toronto's past and now present are backing her so you should seriously consider voting for her.
christiesplits
Senior Member
I know we still have a long way to go, but those Furey numbers are scary. Other than that, no big surprises for me.
I've always suspected the race will come down to Chow, Bailao and Saunders, with an endorsement from a certain former mayor/Rogers board member serving as the kingmaker.
According to their upcoming canvass map, they appear to be skipping Beaches-East York. Curious strategy.
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www.oliviachow.ca
Northern Light
Superstar
I omitted comment on that and should not have.
I will say, his campaign appears to be the most apt at manipulating (making use of ) social media feeds. Despite nothing in my habits that would suggest I would be his audience, his videos are an ongoing presence on my feeds.
I can't say that has been the case for any other campaign.
SJD_Toronto
Active Member
I know we still have a long way to go, but those Furey numbers are scary. Other than that, no big surprises for me.
I've always suspected the race will come down to Chow, Bailao and Saunders, with an endorsement from a certain former mayor/Rogers board member serving as the kingmaker.
According to their upcoming canvass map, they appear to be skipping Beaches-East York. Curious strategy.
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If anything, Furey is hurting Saunders numbers.
I'm waiting for John Tory to make an endorsement and it's likely going to Bailao. That could give her the boost that could push her over the top come election day. We will see.
zang
Senior Member
It could also be that in an area that leans left to begin with, they're flush with volunteers?According to their upcoming canvass map, they appear to be skipping Beaches-East York. Curious strategy.
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goreckm
Active Member
Nobody should care about who is backing her.
There are three questions that need to be answered:
- What her voting record? - Abysmal (supporting TTC cuts, as a recent example).
- What is her judgement? - Abysmal (see drunk driving)
- What are her plans? - Abysmal (nno plans. just let's pretend Ford will solve my problems).
christiesplits
Senior Member
True. The NDP definitely has support in Beaches East York, but I suspect it's a lot of boomer granola munchers and champagne socialist types. Not the type of people who want to climb 50 flights to knock on doors south of Kingston Road.