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Rob Ford's Toronto
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basic
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If Ford were to resign, that would trigger a snap election. So he can get his wish right now if he wanted.
juniorfox
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The top-tier candidates - Stintz, Tory, Chow, etc. - I would hazard to say are already in good position to wage an election battle. Thirty day campaigns are common with other levels of government as well - and yeah, I realize that party dynamics make those situations different, but they do give precedent. Beyond that, while yes, it would maybe confer the advantage you name, I would argue that that would be more than mitigated by the fact that Ford's popularity (yesterday's freak show at the Rogers Centre notwithstanding) is at its lowest ebb right now. The scandal is fresh in everybody's mind, he's continuing to make it worse for himself, and the media is at its highest level of hysteria. Give Ford a year, especially a year of being ignored/laughed at/marginalized by council to build his martyrdom quotient, coupled with the natural waning of the intense media coverage his negatives are currently receiving, and I would say that waiting only strengthens his position.
Olivia would kick his ass if we went to the polls tomorrow without a second of campaigning. Give her 30 days and this is all over.
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John_Dee
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The same "strategy" the GOP used in the recent shutdown of the American government. Land sakes, how could this possibly go wrong for the Fords?
Let's not kid ourselves; Mayor Assclown and his scumbag brother are going to play that card no matter what the circumstances. Bend over backwards to be as scrupulously fair to them as is possible, and they'll still scream about being persecuted.
That said, can they think that all the media attention, and idiotic displays such as that sideshow at the Argos game translates into genuine electoral support? In the world of politics, perfectly intelligent people con themselves into believing their own propaganda all the time...and the Fords aren't all that intelligent. One would think Doug would at least be shrewd enough to beware of the mile-wide and inch-deep level of fame all the media scrutiny is bringing them...But as is becoming increasingly clear, for all that Rob is widely known as "the stoopid one," Doug-o is none too bright himself.
anonymoose
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I'm sure his wish for a snap election is just as sincere as his desire for Blair to release the video, because, y'know, he'd really like to see what's on it.
juniorfox
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Not necessarily. It would probably trigger council just formalizing Kelly's position as interim mayor until next October. That's the direction they were going to go with Holyday last year if Ford's conflict of interest charges had stuck and he'd been booted permanently.
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MertonGuy
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Anyone know what Daniel Dale and Robyn Doolittle are doing in New York today? Seems odd that they're not here.
juniorfox
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US news network tapings perhaps?
TOperson
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Dilla
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Only a select few will get that one.
RogerD
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Dale is on vacation. I'm not sure what Robyn is doing. It's not related to work though I believe.
syn
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Wow, didn't realize someone had actually come up with that. It's hard to take her seriously as a journalist with that kind of headline.
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facepalming_brooklynite
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Not if he is in jail!
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"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it" Rob Ford on whether he'd resign if he was criminally charged
https://twitter.com/reporterdonpeat/status/402478162866888705
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