alklay
Senior Member
I pray that a lot of Panatlone supporters will panic and vote for Smitherman. This will be the only way to prevent four years of Ford hell. If they cared anything about the city, they would not be voting for Joe Pants.
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Next Mayor of Toronto?
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MetroMan
Senior Member
She's a great person and not generally racist, but the fact that she would vote for a destructive candidate such as Ford so that a Jewish man doesn't become Mayor, really cooled me to her. I hope to let it fade away, but I am quite disappointed.
Dilla
Senior Member
You fool, it's not about the city, it's about them and their feelings.
MetroMan
Senior Member
nfitz, any last minute change of mind as to your predictions? I also think that the growth opportunities favour Smitherman but this entire election has defied logic.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Smitherman ain't Jewish though. Ironically, most Jews I know are big Rob Ford supporters, fund raise for him and are making certain their community gets out to vote for him. Quite a few of them are from the Orthodox side of the community, so of course they'd never vote for a gay guy.
It'll be interesting (and I suspect it will happen) to see Joe's supporters, whom I'm willing to bet are mostly Italian and Portuguese....now that Metroman has said he lived in Portugal, his support makes sense.... If RF was Portuguese, I bet he'd vote for him!
It'll be interesting (and I suspect it will happen) to see Joe's supporters, whom I'm willing to bet are mostly Italian and Portuguese....now that Metroman has said he lived in Portugal, his support makes sense.... If RF was Portuguese, I bet he'd vote for him!
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alklay
Senior Member
Ah, my bad.
Glen
Senior Member
Transit city is a monument to David Miller. People in the suburbs, watching their employment migrate to the 905 regions have little interest in transit expansion that does not serve their needs. Priority neighborhoods need hope and opportunity, not basketball courts for politicians to point to as an example of their sympathy.
ladyscraper
man alive
I am from Scarborough and my entire family still lives there. They were VERY interested in transit city and thought the lines would help them a lot. They never once mentioned their job moving to the 905.
MetroMan
Senior Member
To counter the claim by CTV that they couldn't find a single Smitherman supporter outside a poll in Scarborough, I was talking to people outside a polling station in Ward 19 Trinity Spadina and I couldn't find a single person who voted for Ford. About Smitherman 10-2 Pantalone.
This entire election has defied common sense...
I'm happy to say that I'm now living in Ottawa, where I just voted for Jim Watson. I'm happy to have had at least one competent choice in the mayoral pool.
allabootmatt
Senior Member
Sorry, as in 10 voters for Pants and 2 for George?
MetroMan
Senior Member
10 Smitherman to 2 Pants. It's a completely unrepresentative poll but if those numbers hold true in Pantalone's own ward, then we might be pleasantly surprised tonight.
ladyscraper
man alive
I really doubt we will be pleasantly surprised tonight. I'm just trying to get you emotionally ready for the inevitable. Scarborough/Etobicoke is going to be like 100% Ford and then he will even steal lots of votes in ridings that he loses. Add to that the number of Pantalone voters that won't switch and I find it very hard to believe that Ford won't win this.
I don't want him to win. I'm just being realistic.
Calrissian
Active Member
No worries, MM, so was the bogus garbage poll CTV was pandering at noon.. your's, is probably more scientific as to the 3 or 4 ppl they probably talked to before deciding it was ready to share their stellar find with the world!
urbandreamer
recession proof
Omg, RF just called again! If he calls again, I'm charging him!