Nobody believes Doug Ford’s “grassroots” supporters actually exist
Toronto faces an acute shortage of scare quotes this afternoon as news outlets around the city report on a new “grassroots” website that’s attempting to drum up support for Doug Ford’s possible bid for leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. The website, DraftDougFord.ca, boasts sleek web design, a handy form for collecting supporter information and zero indication of the real identity of the person or group that created it. The Toronto Sun reports that the website’s mysterious operator sent out an unsigned press release to different media organizations earlier today saying only that the project is the public face of a “grassroots movement” of disaffected voters “who feel that Doug Ford would be the only person who can renew the party,” and who totally exist.
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Good Lord, just go away already…Wasn’t this the same person who criticized Tory for having no experience as a councillor and therefore somehow doesn’t qualify to be a mayor. With that logic, if you can call it that, shouldn’t Doug be running as an MPP first? Also, why would he go against Christine Elliott? Jim Flaherty is likely spinning in his grave.
That “grassroots” supporters have the emphasis or stress from the “grass” syllable.
I’d bet a Liberal or NDP supporter made the page. As a Liberal supporter, I welcome Doug Ford to enter the race… he’d have to be just about the only person who could do a worse job leading the PCPO than Tim Hudak.