I recall a while back (late spring maybe?) DoBro warning that this was going to be a very nasty campaign. I remember Rob agreeing and using terms like "bloodbath". It's a really sad state of things that we really can't take this at face value. If another candidate made this type of announcement it would be accepted without question and there would be an outpouring of sincere sympathy.
Because of fake bomb threats, broken toes, crack denials, fake rehab, Mike Tyson, DoBro's scrums etc., all the red bullshit flags are now at full staff. Friday deadline, trailing flatline in the polls, fresh Donovan story in the hopper, imminent FOI and ITO releases, Rueben Devlin/HRRH's weird Ford/Tory connection, Lisi subpoena. There are just too many flags on the field for me to swallow this story whole.
Another elaborate over-the-top Ford diversion or the Mayor who cried wolf? Who knows, but I expect this to get extra crazy in the next 48 hours, even by Ford standards. Real or hoax, I can't imagine Rob & Doug allowing this to play out without wringing every single last drop of political juice out of it.