Rob Ford’s approval rating appears to be cratering
Three weeks in rehab seem to have done what a year of crack-scandal fallout couldn’t: Rob Ford’s approval rating has finally fallen into the low thirties.
The Star reports that a new Forum Research poll conducted on Wednesday pegs Ford’s latest approval rating at 32 per cent, which may seem surprisingly high for a man with the mayor’s track record. It doesn’t seem so impressive, though, when compared with Ford’s past approval ratings, which have hovered around the mid-forties for more than two years, despite everything.
Cause and effect is always difficult to determine in cases like this, but it’s worth pointing out that this is the first time Forum has measured Ford’s approval since the day he announced his leave of absence. It seems likely that the change is related to Ford’s rehab stay (and possibly some of the weird news stories that have come out of it). Could it be that the one thing Ford fans can’t tolerate is an admission of defeat? It will be interesting to see whether future polls bear that notion out.
The poll also measured voter support for the various mayoral candidates. Olivia Chow is still on top with 36 per cent. John Tory has 27, Ford has 24, and David Soknacki and Karen Stintz are still statistical blips.
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Three weeks in rehab seem to have done what a year of crack-scandal fallout couldn't: Rob Ford’s approval rating has finally fallen into the low thirties.
The Star reports that a new Forum Research poll conducted on Wednesday pegs Ford's latest approval rating at 32 per cent, which may seem surprisingly high for a man with the mayor's track record. It doesn't seem so impressive, though, when compared with Ford's past approval ratings, which have hovered around the mid-forties for more than two years, despite everything.
Cause and effect is always difficult to determine in cases like this, but it's worth pointing out that this is the first time Forum has measured Ford's approval since the day he announced his leave of absence. It seems likely that the change is related to Ford's rehab stay (and possibly some of the weird news stories that have come out of it). Could it be that the one thing Ford fans can't tolerate is an admission of defeat? It will be interesting to see whether future polls bear that notion out.
The poll also measured voter support for the various mayoral candidates. Olivia Chow is still on top with 36 per cent. John Tory has 27, Ford has 24, and David Soknacki and Karen Stintz are still statistical blips.){kind=link}
The weasel master manipulator is losing his grip !
Is anybody really surprised? Really surprised? Why? More of a surprise that they’re STILL are talking re-election.
Rob Ford’s list of a staggering number of lies, apologies, errors, mistakes, bigotry, misogyny, outrageous homophobic ramblings then actions to counter LBGT events and flag displays at City Hall, misdoings, bad judgments, sense of entitlement (demanding access to a private party at the ACC), vulgarity to the press, videos, refusing to cooperate with Metro Council and votes against no-brainer items and then begs to change his votes, embarrassing media appearances like on Kimmel when he claimed to be promoting “the” TIFF but had made no preparations and had no information from TIFF to do so and this was on U.S. tv, outlandish and ridiculous statements to the press to avoid answering questions and inability to answer questions honestly or at all, “caught in the act” videos, drunk and stoned occasions, all-night after-hours partying with people more than half his age in VIP private rooms at Muzik nightclub, his public admissions of promises to change (never drink again) then caught doing the same behaviour followed by another apology, and had most of his powers appropriately removed by Metro Council.
I’ve probably forgotten more things than he’s done. Today I was reminded that he will never be admitted to the U.S. because of his infamy as an admitted drug user and admitted alcoholic. His Florida D.U.I. years ago put the last nail in that coffin. He didn’t “decide” to turn around at the border after travelling to Chicago for rehab then go back to Toronto, he was given the choice to voluntarily withdraw his application to gain entry to the U.S. or go before a judge and be deemed undesirable for entry for many years. How many Canadian politicians can boast how they were refused entry at our border and will never be able to cross into the U.S.? Seriously, is there another politician – anywhere – that has amassed such a huge infamous history like Rob Ford? (Ok, he didn’t kill anyone, but his antics are now infamous.)
It’s that the world has been and is still laughing at Toronto for not removing him as mayor. He’s the poster-boy for “unfit for public service.”
However somehow he is still being lauded by his supporters for returning phone calls. Now there’s a group of voters who are too ignorant to investigate what a mayor should be doing, but believe he’s supposed to be the head of Toronto’s 311 service and have his high-paid office staff be 311 operators. There’s how his money and barbecued food buys these supporters like when brother Doug handed out $20 bills in a TCHC housing Christmas party, or when Rob Ford and Doug Ford invite the community to the yearly barbecue on the Ford family’s acre estate.
They’re probably not reading this post or the story.
Dear Rob. A record of failure and vanity.