If it hasn't yet penetrated into any of the skulls of the other Mayoral candidates that they have to play hardball with Ford, that it's not appropriate for them to campaign as if they're having tea and watercress sandwiches at the Ladies' Auxiliary Sewing Circle, then not a single one of them deserves to be Mayor. Not one. It sounds like Soknacki was trying at least, but he's going to have to do a fuck of a lot better. As for the rest of them, dear God.
Yes, I know: It's the first debate, it's early yet, etc. etc. I find that I really don't care. After everything he's done, they have to smack him down hard, and continue smacking him down if they're to have any hope of overcoming the Fords' mountain of bullshit. There are no two ways about it.