2014 Ontario Provincial Election

[christiesplits]

Two poll say it's a tight race between the Liberals and PCs with the NDP a distant third.

http://www.cp24.com/news/tory-and-l...ose-race-in-scarborough-rouge-river-1.3052118

With the summer holidays and parents getting their kids ready for school, I wonder how much of an effect Patrick Brown's very bad week will have on today's vote. I reckon anger towards Wynne, which has fermented all year, will be a bigger ballot factor.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

With the summer holidays and parents getting their kids ready for school, I wonder how much of an effect Patrick Brown's very bad week will have on today's vote. I reckon anger towards Wynne, which has fermented all year, will be a bigger ballot factor.

I think this is Brown's to lose.

AoD

 

[King of Kensington]

Voting at one poll has been extended until 9:30.

 

[Videodrome]

I think that Cho will win. At least he will be gone from City Hall.

 

[CodeMonkey]

Looks like PC Candidate won.

• Ontario PC (Raymond Cho): 39% of the vote
• Liberal (Piragal Thiru): 30% of the vote
• NDP (Neethan Shan): 27% of the vote

Source: CP24


Split vote, Harper approved, and the Ontario PC's best friend.

 

[Videodrome]

Scarborough Mirror ‏@SCMirror 1h1 hour ago
MPP Soo Wong: result in #ScarboroughRougeRiver not decisive because turnout was so low, just 17 per cent #ONpoli

That is typical by-election voter turnout.

 

[BurlOak]

Steve Paikin reported 28% voter turnout.

https://twitter.com/spaikin/status/771554123711864832

 

[Videodrome]

My dad is a loyal PC/CPC voter and even he think that this by-election was an outlier and the PC's won't make gains in Toronto. He also thinks that Brown screwed up big time and like me, invoked "faith based schools" to describe.

 

[APTA-2048]

My dad is a loyal PC/CPC voter and even he think that this by-election was an outlier and the PC's won't make gains in Toronto. He also thinks that Brown screwed up big time and like me, invoked "faith based schools" to describe.

I think after Doug Holyday's brief stint as an MPP, I don't blame him.

 

[Videodrome]

http://www.cp24.com/news/letter-ple...stributed-by-brown-s-chief-of-staff-1.3056638

Patrick Brown's chief of staff was the one who distributed the letter.

 

[BurlOak]

I think after Doug Holyday's brief stint as an MPP, I don't blame him.

I agree that this may be short lived. I 2013 people rejoiced as I appeared that Toronto was to rid itself of her most dishonest, incompetent and corrupt government ever.
1 year later, Toronto voted resoundingly to return to the above qualities instead of taking taking chance on an awkward me leader.
A case of better the devil you know than the average Joe you don't.
I can see the same thing happening again - in Toronto, but probably not the 905.

 

[adma]

I had an interesting money-saving idea: no municipal byelections, have Shan pick up where he left off as byelected school trustee, and appoint David Soknacki to finish Cho's term on Council. Then come next general election, Shan can run for Cho's seat, and Soknacki, if he be so willing, can run in place of Ron Moeser, presuming that Moeser'll be in no shape to run again...

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

From the Star:

https://www.thestar.com/news/queens...social-conservatives-about-sex-education.html

AoD

 

[ttk77]

Sounds like there might be some internal power struggles going on in the party. I think if the PCs want to be taken seriously in the long term they're going to need to need to stop trying to court the social conservative vote. It's a base that's getting smaller and smaller as time goes on.

 

[Videodrome]

This is why the Liberals always manage to win despite being so unpopular. The PC's can't get their act together...