Will Tory face stronger opposition from the Left or a right-wing populist in the next election?

[W. K. Lis]

If there is still be no ranked ballots, I hope no other mayoralty candidate will split the vote.

 

[Johnny Au]

If there is still be no ranked ballots, I hope no other mayoralty candidate will split the vote.

With ranked ballots, a Bernie Sanders-like candidate would have a much better chance of winning.

 

[BurlOak]

With ranked ballots, a Bernie Sanders-like candidate would have a much better chance of winning.

I thought centrist tend to do better in ranked ballot.
How would a far left candidate get extra second place votes?

 

[King of Kensington]

Ford would have still beaten Smitherman in 2010 if there were ranked ballots.

 

[Johnny Au]

Ford would have still beaten Smitherman in 2010 if there were ranked ballots.

There's a good number of Pantalone supporters who had Ford as their second choice, including Pantalone himself.

 

[King of Kensington]

Ford was at the Labour Day Parade today.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I'd love to see Matt Galloway run, but I doubt he'd be up for it. A battle of the radio hosts.

Yes please, anything that would get him off the radio. The way he soft shoes his interviews of progressives while interrupting and aggressively probing conservatives is infuriating.

 

[Adjei]

Yes please, anything that would get him off the radio. The way he soft shoes his interviews of progressives while interrupting and aggressively probing conservatives is infuriating.

Can you please provide examples of this. I listen to Metro Morning every day and have never seen any evidence of this.

 

[ShonTron]

Can you please provide examples of this. I listen to Metro Morning every day and have never seen any evidence of this.

Matt Galloway is a very good interviewer. He'll challenge and put up gentle resistance to just about any guest - it makes for more informative interviews.

 

[Jimmi T]

Matt Galloway is a very good interviewer. He'll challenge and put up gentle resistance to just about any guest - it makes for more informative interviews.

His interview of Rob Ford was one of his toughest.

 

[Avenue]

Matt Galloway is a very good interviewer. He'll challenge and put up gentle resistance to just about any guest - it makes for more informative interviews.

Actually I've always thought he sucked up to John Tory and entirely let him have his way.

 

[christiesplits]

Galloway is too urbane, too downtown to be competitive in the mayoral election. Does anyone know who he is outside of the old city limits?

 

[King of Kensington]

Yes please, anything that would get him off the radio. The way he soft shoes his interviews of progressives while interrupting and aggressively probing conservatives is infuriating.

Do you just like using cliches like CBC host = progressive = intolerant of conservatives?

 

[Johnny Au]

Do you just like using cliches like CBC host = progressive = intolerant of conservatives?

Don Cherry is a major counterexample.

In before "Don Cherry isn't a real CBC host!"

Note: I loathe Cherry's gigantic mouth.

 

[toaster29]

I think Galloway comes off as very holier-than-thou, self-involved. Definitely not progressive in the true sense of the word (i.e., labour). A little too self-involved.