Toronto's Rob Ford won't endorse party in Ont. election

[canada-man]

The Canadian Press

Date: Friday Sep. 30, 2011 9:47 AM ET

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford isn't prepared to endorse any party in the Ontario election.

The mayor's spokeswoman, Adrienne Batra, says the mayor hasn't changed his position that he won't be endorsing anyone right now.

The mayor has met with the leaders of the three major parties to discuss their plans for Toronto.

Conservative-minded Ford threw his support behind Prime Minister Stephen Harper just days before the federal vote in May.

When asked if Ford would make an eleventh hour endorsement, Batra said it's not quite the eleventh hour yet. Voting day is next Thursday.

Batra maintains Ford's decision not to make an endorsement has nothing to with recent polls suggesting his support is dropping.


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[omegaphallic]

Hahaha, Ford's so toxic that he knows that who every he picks will be poisoned by his endorsement.

 

[fuji]

I suspect the PC's gently asked him to stay as far away from them as he possibly can.

 

[borntosoon]

He's afraid whoever wins would be pissed if he supported someone else. The race is too close to call.

 

[moviefan]

I agree with both fuji and borntosoon. The Tories don't want Ford's endorsement, so there's no reason for Ford to risk alienating the others.

 

[fuji]

Given that the L's have been using Ford as a bogeyman to scare people away from voting PC...

 

[userz]

I think Ford figures McGuinty is going to win and he will be on the shitlist even moreso than he is now for having endorsed Hudak. I'm not so sure Tim Hudak would be disinclined to accept an endorsement from Rob Ford. There are still many people who are happy with the mayor.

 

[fuji]

I'm not so sure Tim Hudak would be disinclined to accept an endorsement from Rob Ford.

Rob Ford is tremendously unpopular, Hudak will want nothing to with him. Only really super die hard conservative still like Ford, and those people were never going to vote NDP or Liberal anyway. For the moderates, the people who actually determine the outcome of the election, an endorsement from Ford would be a kiss of death.

 

[fmahovalich]

Ford is waiting to hear what each leader will do for the CITY OF TORONTO...before endorsing.

A wise move I believe.

The provincial leaders have been pretty coy...so FORD is doing the same.

Good for him!

 

[Mervyn]

He did the same thing in the Federal election, waited until the last moment before he announced who he was supporting... Basically who ever offers Toronto the best deal will get his support.

 

[fuji]

Basically who ever offers Toronto the best deal will get his support.

You don't really believe that, do you? You do know how deeply connected the Ford family is with the Federal tories? That they're personal friends with Flaherty, and all that?

You honestly believe Ford was ever going to endorse the NDP or the Liberals, even if they had offered Toronto a bribe?

 

[oldjones]

A Rob Ford endorsement would be the kiss of death for a political party seeing the race is very close right now. Let's hope Mayor McCheese supports Tim Hudak :eyebrows:

Why does '…catch a falling star' keep playing in my mind? I suspect all three, even Tim would find a sudden schedule conflict if an endorsement get-together was proposed.

The sad part is that the Two-Headed Mayor's buffoonery has made it possible to miss his clear demonstration that cutting budgets means you are cutting stuff we need. OK if you're honest about it, but we are talking politicians here.

And pols running in a campaign at that.

 

[Mervyn]

You don't really believe that, do you? You do know how deeply connected the Ford family is with the Federal tories? That they're personal friends with Flaherty, and all that?

You honestly believe Ford was ever going to endorse the NDP or the Liberals, even if they had offered Toronto a bribe?

He might not openly support NDP, but he can without support.

It's all politics.