Videodrome
Senior Member
Doug also isn't a sitting MPP, so that further disqualifies him. It also means that Caroline Mulroney can't be leader.
I agree it will most likely be an MPP. However my read on the pc constitution is if the caucas declines to appoint one of their own it kicks to the caucus + executive to choose, which could be anyone.Doug also isn't a sitting MPP, so that further disqualifies him. It also means that Caroline Mulroney can't be leader.
My guess is populist candidates are in the 20-25% range. Assuming Ford makes it onto the ballot, Tory doesn't Brown his pants and no other neocon/populist runs I'm assuming a 25-30% vote for DoFo.That makes sense.
A friend on Twitter strongly believes that if Doug does run for mayor, he won't get near the support that Rob did. His thought was in the 15% range, with a bunch of people deciding that Tory might not be so bad after all. Do you agree with this? I think that he has a solid 25% support base who vote for a Ford no matter what.
That makes sense.
A friend on Twitter strongly believes that if Doug does run for mayor, he won't get near the support that Rob did. His thought was in the 15% range, with a bunch of people deciding that Tory might not be so bad after all. Do you agree with this? I think that he has a solid 25% support base who vote for a Ford no matter what.
David Hains
@DavidHains
This opens the door for non-MPPs like Caroline Mulroney, Rod Phillips, Christine Elliott and Doug Ford to become PC leader in time for election.
The party executive may not want him, but Brown proved how easy it is to hijack the membership. It looks like the party is heading to a snap one-member-one vote election.
If Ford wants to run he'll be on the ballot - biggest saving grace is he won't have six months to sign up single-issue members.
If Ford wants to run he'll be on the ballot - biggest saving grace is he won't have six months to sign up single-issue members.
Since they need a permanent leader ASAP they probably have no time for a 'sign-up' period (or at least a long one). Do their memberships all expire at the end of a calendar year? If so they will probably lose lots who forget to (or refuse to) renew.I read or heard somewhere (wouldn't it be great if I could remember which and where?) that in the case of a leadership race there would be no window for acceptance of new memberships in terms of voting eligibility in the leadership race.