urbandreamer
recession proof
I may change my mind as the week goes on, but today, my gut feeling is...
Rob Ford in a landslide. It won't even be close.
Rob Ford in a landslide. It won't even be close.
Just heard Pantalone on CBC Radio Morning declaring he would either spoil his ballot or refrain from voting if faced with a choice of only Ford or Smitherman. He says one is just as bad as the other.
What an utter disgrace he has become. For a politician to actually promote staying at home as a possible option in an election is beyond the pale; after 30 years, does he not understand that politics is about making choices -- usually among a range of unpalatable options?
Isn't that the equivelent of a hockey team down by 4 points not 'trying' anymore?
Isn't that worst than the coach throwing in the towel?
The NDP have NEVER been about the city, only advancing union grip hold of Toronto.
I would say this is far more comparable to an entire season, whereby players are traded to contending teams close to the playoffs. Teams acknowledge that they're not good enough to make the playoffs, so if they can't win they might as well get something out of it.
Wow. For a politician to say that shows remarkably bad judgment. It's frankly irresponsible.
He even mentioned that Pants had advocated for people to spoil their ballot rather than vote for George or Ford, something which Smitherman viewed as a disgrace for a public politician to advocate. I agree with him! I hadn't heard about Pants saying that before. I think that got the loudest applause of the night. Was SOO INTENSE!
We'd need a huge gamechanger for that to happen. The polling shows a dead heat. But the undecided leans toward Smitherman. Half of Pantalone's support leans toward Smitherman. And polls have indicated that Smitherman supporters have a higher intent of actually voting than Ford supporters.I may change my mind as the week goes on, but today, my gut feeling is...
Rob Ford in a landslide. It won't even be close.
I don't consider it an arbitrary day. And there was no possibility that Rossi and Thomson would stop campaigning without announcing it because they are/were high profile candidates, and have future political aspirations. They couldn't get away with saying nothing.Well they are staying in it until the end. They've just said they won't be campaigning anymore. By all means, vote for them, but they won't be actively seeking your vote for whatever the reason. The cut-off date is just an arbitrary day set by the City for legal and functional purposes. What if Rossi and Thompson simply stopped campaigning but didn't announce it? It's no different.
Considering there are hundreds of people running for public office, you don't think a bunch have given up and stopped campaigning? The only difference is, they don't get the media attention. For example, is Carmen Macklin still actively persuing votes? I don't know, you'd have trouble even finding her on the internet. Someone at some point decided Rossi and Thompson were worthy of media attention and that's the only difference between them and the Carmen Macklins of this election.
But every team still plays out the season and competes to try and win every game. No one takes their ball and goes home.I would say this is far more comparable to an entire season, whereby players are traded to contending teams close to the playoffs. Teams acknowledge that they're not good enough to make the playoffs, so if they can't win they might as well get something out of it. In this case, rather than a high end draft pick, they get the satisfaction of knowing they've prevented another team from winning (which is a common sentiment in the sports world).
Which is even worse if true, effectively encouraging people not to vote.
Pretty obvious that, like many Torontonians, Pantalone thinks Smitherman is essentially no better than Ford, and, if I may read between the lines, is worse than Ford. Since I won't vote for Ford and his three sentences repeated over and over, and Smitherman drips with sleaze every time I see him, and since Joe Pants actually has the courage of his convictions, he's got my vote.To carry your analogy further, if the Ford team wins, they might tear down the arena and cancel future seasons for budgetary reasons. Pantalone needs to decide why he's staying in this race, and stop lying about Smitherman's record.
We'd need a huge gamechanger for that to happen. The polling shows a dead heat. But the undecided leans toward Smitherman. Half of Pantalone's support leans toward Smitherman. And polls have indicated that Smitherman supporters have a higher intent of actually voting than Ford supporters.
Here's my forecast:
Smitherman 47
Ford 39
Pantalone 11
Other 3
And polls have indicated that Smitherman supporters have a higher intent of actually voting than Ford supporters.
I may change my mind as the week goes on, but today, my gut feeling is...
Rob Ford in a landslide. It won't even be close.
I thought it was the September 27 Global result ... which was 400 people; though that one showed Ford leading with 34% of the decided vote; Smitherman at 28%.Which polls showed this? I only remember one and wasn't that the 400 person poll which had Smitherman in the lead?