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2014 Toronto Mayoral Elections Discussion
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Bernnie Federko
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If we saved a billion, why are taxes still going up? When is the land transfer tax going to be repealed?
So basically the same issues that were being discussed in the 90s and still haven't been resolved.
WestsideWax
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Care to explain why?
cosmiK-Cat
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cosmiK-Cat
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I propose keeping Ford talk to the ford thread...
WestsideWax
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Why? He's a candidate, too.
glych t.anomaly
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WestsideWax
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That Huffington Post piece was written in November of last year. Do you really think it has much, if any, validity after all that's taken place since then?
cosmiK-Cat
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Sounds like it's gonna be:
seniors that show up = Tory
vs
if young people bother= chow
Anybody-But-Chow now top campaign theme: Hepburn | Toronto Star
seniors that show up = Tory
vs
if young people bother= chow
Anybody-But-Chow now top campaign theme: Hepburn | Toronto Star
praktik
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Someone should tell Ms Fit: It Gets Better!
Random thoughts/bits of info:
1. Neither Ford nor Miller polled above 10% until September in their election years, so don't discount someone like Soknacki yet.
2. If young people bother, they may vote for Morgan Baskin just because.
3. Chow is running a pretty good campaign. Tory will appeal to those who go all "oooh NDP spectre! scary!"
4. Stintz just keeps getting worse, though she speaks well at debates. She tries to hard to be cutesy AND appeal to Ford voters. Not to mention referencing her record when she changed her position a zillion times.
5. In a recent phone poll, people were asked about various potential candidates including DOUG Ford (who didn't poll well I'm happy to report).
6. The mayor is just one vote on council. We got into this state in part because of all the toadies who supported/enabled him along the way.
So it's anybody's game at this stage. If you are interested at all, don't just sit there and wait for election day to cast your vote: volunteer, not nessarily for a mayoral candidate, but for a councillor candidate. If the councillor in your ward was one of those toadies, offer some time/$$ to someone running against them.
1. Neither Ford nor Miller polled above 10% until September in their election years, so don't discount someone like Soknacki yet.
2. If young people bother, they may vote for Morgan Baskin just because.
3. Chow is running a pretty good campaign. Tory will appeal to those who go all "oooh NDP spectre! scary!"
4. Stintz just keeps getting worse, though she speaks well at debates. She tries to hard to be cutesy AND appeal to Ford voters. Not to mention referencing her record when she changed her position a zillion times.
5. In a recent phone poll, people were asked about various potential candidates including DOUG Ford (who didn't poll well I'm happy to report).
6. The mayor is just one vote on council. We got into this state in part because of all the toadies who supported/enabled him along the way.
So it's anybody's game at this stage. If you are interested at all, don't just sit there and wait for election day to cast your vote: volunteer, not nessarily for a mayoral candidate, but for a councillor candidate. If the councillor in your ward was one of those toadies, offer some time/$$ to someone running against them.
That Soknacki guy is making the most sense to me. I think I will vote for him. He is unencumbered by political handlers and fluffers like Chow and Tory, who will have to reward the fluffers at our expense if they are elected. Besides, Soknacki is an underdog and I like underdogs.
acheron
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Pay her no mind... Nothing to see here... Move along
cosmiK-Cat
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Why the heck are the websites for these people so lacking in substance?
oh look Ms Thompson has a platform link- whoops, sorry my bad
oh look Ms Thompson has a platform link- whoops, sorry my bad
cosmiK-Cat
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ooh. very nice
David Soknacki Campaign on Scribd | Scribd
David Soknacki Campaign on Scribd | Scribd