kaboi
Active Member
Am I the only one who thinks that Dan Rath story is a few months out-of-date? It reads like the usual vague whatever until you hit his magical fourth factor - the supposed "tidal wave". The redemption angle would have made sense if this was written around the time of his return from rehab, but at this point it's all ringing hollow. There is no evidence of a "reformed" Rob Ford, and the Ford campaign isn't promoting that message at all. He has dropped all semblance of contrition, he's stopped using the "one day at a time" language of rehab, and sobriety coach has disappeared. This just doesn't seem like the clincher to his argument that he thinks it is.
Here's the key bit from the article:
"But the tidal wave in this fall’s perfect storm is factor four — the potential appeal of a “reformed†Rob Ford. Doug Ford is a cunning strategist; he can read these tea leaves, too. His candidate brother can deliver his lines and execute, not suavely, but with great impact and effectiveness.
If the Fords put the mayor forward as a contrite, changed person who has learned a lesson from everything he’s been through, the conditions are in place for him to cobble together enough votes to prevail over John Tory and Olivia Chow on Oct. 27."
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/08/27/why_rob_ford_will_win_again_in_toronto.html
