zang
Senior Member
To put these new poll numbers into perspective Rob Ford has a higher approval rating than the un-elected Premier Wynne who last week was calling for Fords ouster (in a poll conducted the end of September Wynne had a 39% approval rating).
Seriously, give up on the "unelected" crap. Wynne won her riding with 24,444 votes, or 58% of the popular vote. McGuinty won his riding with 21,842 votes or 49% of the popular vote.
Now, for the civics primer here: We vote for MPP party candidates, not for the position of Premier. The winning party are the ones who've decided that. Party leader becomes premier; that can be changed at any time, and it's not like this is only a new thing. Harris/Eves, Mulroney/Campbell, Chretien/Martin.
More people voted for Wynne than voted for McGuinty, and with a higher percentage of popularity. And unless you live in Ottawa South, you would not have seen Dalton McGuinty on your ballot. Wynne has more legitimacy in the premier's office than Dalton did; at least she won a majority.
So again, take the "democracy" indignation somewhere else.
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