Electrify
Senior Member
At this point anyone who supports him is not worth going after by any other candidate; these individuals will stand behind him no matter what. There is no rationality involved.
Yes but it is more than just a vocal fringe which thinks like this, it is about 40% of the electorate. If we continue to write these people off, just as we did last time, we could be looking at 4 more years of Ford...
One problem is that Ford's appeal comes largely with his personality. There are two elements of Ford here:
- Ford as the man
- Ford as the 'taxpayer's Saviour'
I think that's why people are peeling off the drugs and crime as an aspect of Ford the man, who they clearly understand as being flawed. Ford the 'Saviour' continues to be unblemished, as there hasn't been any widely-published statistical evidence that he's done harm (jobs and crime). I think the Ford the 'Saviour' aspect will come under inspection if his links to organized crime are revealed.
Not that I believe that Ford is a 'Saviour' (I doubt Jesus would ever be like him). It's just the way Ford's devotees/followers see him.
Remember, these are the talking points:
Find a way of refuting these in a way that doesn't say no. People will need to be convinced a little before they come to their senses and understand the context this is all in.
You know, if Ford didn't portray himself as such a hard partisan, not to mention as a drugged up goofball, I wonder if there would be such hate against him among those left of centre. As I said, if even I have trouble recalling all of the negative things he has done, how will the average voter fare?