King of Kensington
Senior Member
Maybe Christine Elliott can run in Barrie. A far, far safer bet than St. Paul's (that is - assuming she actually wants to serve under Ford).
Maybe Christine Elliott can run in Barrie. A far, far safer bet than St. Paul's (that is - assuming she actually wants to serve under Ford).
Are the Liberal incumbents in Whitby and/or Oshawa well-liked? Elliott at least would have home court advantage if she challenged in one of those ridings.
Sitting four years in the opposition isn't very attractive to prospective star candidates.
Probably also he doesn’t have a path to leader. After health nowhere else to go provincially.Especially if your caucus is only 15-20 members.
I still think this is the real reason people like Hoskins have already fled.
Probably also he doesn’t have a path to leader. After health nowhere else to go provincially.
Expect Del Duca is the front runner now barring a star federal candidate
Because they didn’t have a final leader yet. Now they do, and Ford has clearly decided to shutdown the Brown distraction hard."Breaking: PC nominations committee has unanimously decided Patrick Brown cannot run for the party in upcoming election #onpoli"
So now they decide to ban Patrick Brown from further shenanigans. Why, then, did they allow him to re-enter the leadership race? It would have been far less of an embarrassing sh*tshow without his participation.
I'm really interested to see how Ford Nation affects some of the central downtown races.
For instance, how does Ford support in large Toronto Community Housing clusters play out in ridings like Toronto Centre or Spadina Fort York. Do they chip away more Liberal votes or NDP votes? Or does Ford reach out to constituencies who wouldn't have voted had Ford not been on the ballot?
Secondly, I think the influx of young suburbanites to downtown, and a growing cluster of professionals in the condo corridors, could see some growth for the PCs over time. Downtown Vancouver, for instance, has surprisingly high CPC support. In the event of a full Liberal collapse - some polls have them winning fewer than 15 seats - could the PCs be competitive in a riding like Spadina Fort York?