MetroMan
Senior Member
I don't think Vaughan is the ideal candidate. He's on record disparaging the outer city. A reasonable conservative like Karen Stintz would annihilate Ford but the left will no doubt put in their candidate and a vote split is in Ford's best hopes.
I think that "smart" and "competent" are traits voters will be looking for to counter Ford's low IQ and incompetence and Vaughan has both but he's too exposed in the "downtown vs outer city" battle. Wong Tam would be the ideal candidate I think but she's a first term councillor who I would hate to lose on council.
I think a popular non politician riding in as a charimatic new face for our city could do very well.
Another possibility is a former Mayor. Voters will be looking to return stability and function to City Hall so a proven former Mayor would be a serious challenger to Ford. Barbara Hall comes up as a possibility though if Miller ran, it would be game over for Ford.
I think that "smart" and "competent" are traits voters will be looking for to counter Ford's low IQ and incompetence and Vaughan has both but he's too exposed in the "downtown vs outer city" battle. Wong Tam would be the ideal candidate I think but she's a first term councillor who I would hate to lose on council.
I think a popular non politician riding in as a charimatic new face for our city could do very well.
Another possibility is a former Mayor. Voters will be looking to return stability and function to City Hall so a proven former Mayor would be a serious challenger to Ford. Barbara Hall comes up as a possibility though if Miller ran, it would be game over for Ford.
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