honkydonkey
New Member
No value judgement here. What I am saying is that McCormick has said it until he owns it.
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Toronto Council Races - 2010
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christiesplits
Senior Member
A few observations on east end wards.
Ward 32 - It seems like Bussin vs. MMM will come down to what side of Kingston Road comes out to vote tomorrow. MMM signs are plastered all over the East Lynne Park area, which I recall was a sea of Bussin signs this time four years ago. Yet south of Kingston Road Bussin still seems strong. It is important to note as well that MMM's key constituency in the Woodbine/Danforth area borders Ward 31, making what support she has on the other side of Danforth unheard on election day. This one will come down to the wire.
Ward 31 - a cake walk for Janet Davis.
Ward 29 - This one will be interesting. Despite Jennifer Wood's big endorsements from the papers, it seems like this is between Jane Pitfield and Mary Fragedakis. The last time a Greek left-winger ran in this ward, she came 20 votes from unseating the incumbent Case Ootes. Yet a strong Jack Layton-endorsement probably doesn't fare that well in the current political climate, especially considering some 80% of the Toronto-Danforth NDP machine is in Paula Fletcher's ward. I say Pitfield wins this one in a tight race.
Ward 30 - Contrary to what Sue Ann Levy might claim, I think Paula Fletcher will keep her seat. Liz West is being touted as the Adam Vaughn of the right but does not seem to have same traction and across-the-board admiration that gave Vaughn his momentum. There is a huge NDP machine in this ward. Layton represented this area municipally and federally he won almost every poll in the ward last election. I say Fletcher wins fairly comfortably.
Ward 32 - It seems like Bussin vs. MMM will come down to what side of Kingston Road comes out to vote tomorrow. MMM signs are plastered all over the East Lynne Park area, which I recall was a sea of Bussin signs this time four years ago. Yet south of Kingston Road Bussin still seems strong. It is important to note as well that MMM's key constituency in the Woodbine/Danforth area borders Ward 31, making what support she has on the other side of Danforth unheard on election day. This one will come down to the wire.
Ward 31 - a cake walk for Janet Davis.
Ward 29 - This one will be interesting. Despite Jennifer Wood's big endorsements from the papers, it seems like this is between Jane Pitfield and Mary Fragedakis. The last time a Greek left-winger ran in this ward, she came 20 votes from unseating the incumbent Case Ootes. Yet a strong Jack Layton-endorsement probably doesn't fare that well in the current political climate, especially considering some 80% of the Toronto-Danforth NDP machine is in Paula Fletcher's ward. I say Pitfield wins this one in a tight race.
Ward 30 - Contrary to what Sue Ann Levy might claim, I think Paula Fletcher will keep her seat. Liz West is being touted as the Adam Vaughn of the right but does not seem to have same traction and across-the-board admiration that gave Vaughn his momentum. There is a huge NDP machine in this ward. Layton represented this area municipally and federally he won almost every poll in the ward last election. I say Fletcher wins fairly comfortably.
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Fac1
Active Member
What gives you that impression? Wood seems to have the most support around here, on Broadview.
christiesplits
Senior Member
True, I know she lives in the Jackman school district, so I'm not surprised a lot of her support is concentrated in that area. However, from what I have noticed from my travels in Ward 29, my home ward, the support for Fragedakis and Pitfield, in both signs and presence of canvassers is much more dispersed.
honkydonkey
New Member
I saw Wood canvassing by herself (obviously a bad sign) while Pitfield was canvassing on Jackman and Arundel with an army of helpers.
honkydonkey
New Member
yesterday that is.
Fac1
Active Member
I just had Wood canvassers come by my building yesterday.
MetroMan
Senior Member
wow.. I think Layton and McCormick completely underestimated the apathy of voters. Nobody actually goes to councillor candidate debates or does any research. I'm talking to some people in my building and the only candidate they've seen or heard of is Karen Sun... because she's the only candidate to have canvassed this building... so they voted for her.
It's the densest dwelling of Trinity-Spadina on Queen West. Why the heck would you leave it out?
It's the densest dwelling of Trinity-Spadina on Queen West. Why the heck would you leave it out?
MetroMan
Senior Member
Nepotism wins: Mike Layton elected to ward19. Sun didn't stand a chance.
condovo
Senior Member
Nice results. A former Commie in Ward 30, an anti-Semite in Ward 27, and a buffoon at city hall.
adma
Superstar
...yet she still nosed ahead of Sean McCormick. Gotcha, honkydonkey.
GenerationW
Senior Member
Good, he didn't deserve to finish any higher.
MetroMan
Senior Member
So much for "I didn't take a leave of absence. I quit my job!" ... Sean McCormick is going back to SportsNet.
Canuck
Active Member
Kristin Wong-Tam is an anti-Semite? Explain.
Saturnine
New Member
She has ties to QuAIA (Queers Against Israeli Apartheid). Sue-Ann Levy made a stink about it at one point during the campaign. BTW, I'm not calling her an anti-semite by any means, but that's what condovo is referring to.