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JWBF said:
PinkLucy is right, most people never make it beyond the first couple of lines, especially in our flash culture, nor do they actually understand that polls are as uncertain as home pregnency tests.
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I'd say with total seriousness that you aren't being at all fair to home pregnancy tests. So long as they are taken sufficiently long after the first day of a missed/expected period, accuracy is >99%. Forum can't touch that.
 
jusbokeh said:
47% is not written anywhere in the last 2 pages almost as if people on here can't bring themselves to acknowledging how popular he still is.
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That's almost as bad as people believing anything that helps convince them that he is really popular.
 
When even the Toronto Board of Trade has launched a new campaign telling people to "Think twice, vote once" you have to know that Ford's support at this point is strictly PR based on an illusion.
 
SecretSquirrel said:
I'd say with total seriousness that you aren't being at all fair to home pregnancy tests. So long as they are taken sufficiently long after the first day of a missed/expected period, accuracy is >99%. Forum can't touch that.
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This is why it is suggested that mutiple tests be used to avoid false positives/negatives. Unless something has a 100% accuracy, at best you are dealing with a probablity, and at least a possibility. Polls and such deal with "virtual" numbers based on points of view. Forum is only one company.

Anyway, back to the science of belief, and fantasy of Robbie's Toronto.

With Robbie's new found interest in church, I'm wondering if we have a chance of seeing a Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker moment.
 
dforthandbview said:
Like having your photo taken with Ford automatically means that person is a Ford supporter.
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Sometimes, taking a picture with an infamous person could...

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Adolf Hitler awards Henry Ford (centre) the Grand Cross of the German Eagle on July 30th, 1938. The date coincided with Henry Ford's 75th birthday.

No relation... allegedly.
 
tiffer24 said:
When even the Toronto Board of Trade has launched a new campaign telling people to "Think twice, vote once" you have to know that Ford's support at this point is strictly PR based on an illusion.
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Toronto Region Board of Trade launches Think Twice, Vote Once campaign

Wow, it sounds like Carol Wilding, president of the board of trade, gets it:
“Transit is one of the greatest social equalizers we have. When you give people an opportunity to access transit then they can get to jobs.â€
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At least the Board of trade has come out and taken a stance. Most other "leaders" have chosen to remain silent.
In her speech, Wilding called for candidates to campaign on improving the regional transportation network, come up with a plan to replace aging infrastructure, focus on job creation and address the inequality gap between the rich and the poor.

“We are looking for the trusted and credible leadership that will address our frustrations and mete out our aspirations,†she said.

Wilding also implored candidates to avoid getting into ideologically fuelled political battles such as last year’s council and provincial reversal on the Scarborough LRT and the ongoing crack video controversy surrounding Mayor Rob Ford.

“We must expect higher standards of performance, not only for our region’s economy and transportation infrastructure but our political leadership as well,†she said. [/B]
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Oh dear, here comes to Hitler analogy again. We don't really need anything that dramatic - just one repost of that infamous gangbangers photograph should be more than sufficient.

AoD
 
jusbokeh said:
rob ford approval rating back at 47% again following the storm.
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I hate when the media reports these Forum results by saying that Ford's support "drops" to 43%, and goes "back up" to 47%. Essentially, Ford's "support" has been incredibly stable within the statistical range of 45% - despite all the explosive ups and downs of his tenure.

And despite what other posters have said, this is not particularly good news for Ford. 45% approval makes him one of the least popular mayors in Canada and the least popular Toronto mayor since amalgamation. If Ford has convinced himself that all 45% of that support is going to translate into 45% of the votes on election day (with the other 55% conveniently split between other candidates) he's in for a major disappointment. Even if we take the Forum research polls as the cold hard truth, 10-15% out of that 45% have no intention to vote for him. It's very, very unlikely that someone's going to become mayor with only 30-35% of the vote.
 
thedeepend said:
Wow, you are really gullible.
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He pops his head in whenever Ford looks like he's making a comeback, and then goes away again when he does something stupid/criminal and everyone remembers just how awful he is. Which we should be due for within a week or so.
 
^Depends how the competition splits. 30-35% of the vote could easily win the Mayor re-election. Faced for instance with a very left-wing opponent in a head-to-head many soft supporters could hold their nose and add another 10-15% to Ford's vote tally particularly in the inner suburbs.

Ford's re-election is a clear and present danger. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. I hope the people on this forum, particularly those who mock and jest about Ford get serious and actually put their own time, money, and effort into the candidate they hope will unseat him. Otherwise, the ultimate joke is on you!
 
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