Doug Ford keeps on getting reelected, his brother was the mayor of Toronto despite the drugs and overall unseriousness… I mean why do people elect these guys? Is it for the memes and laughs?
I’m being totally serious when I ask this btw. What does the average Doug voter’s rationale for getting this guy in office? Same with former Rob Ford voters. Who voted for Rob Ford? Why?
Edit: TLDR of the answers seem to be:
- Horrible effect of fptp, vote split between liberals, ndp and the greens
- Low voter turnout
Ontario is like most US states. Most don’t vote, and the hicks who do vote love populist MAGA politics and were triggered when Ontario had a lesbian Premiere, it was Ontario’s Obama panic moment that surged the US right.
We like them Pale, Male, Stale, and without a hint of Kale. Ford has repeatedly stated he is a Republican and a huge supporter of Trump. He’s broken all records for fiscal irresponsibility and corruption.
What drives all this is not the numbers from hicks, but the much greater numbers from people who refuse to vote. It does help that the opposition parties have very weak candidates who are also being ignored by the corporate press.
Calling postmedia press is an insult to journalism.
I agree, except Doug famously hates Trump. He loves republicans, and the US, but he’s had multiple public fights with Trump since the tariff war started.
Doug Ford: The blunt-speaking Canadian premier taking on Trump - BBC News
He only started to go after Trump when Trump started hurting him politically. He has been famously anti Trump for just over a year now I guess
Doug was sucking Trump’s dick before 2025.
“on election day I was happy this guy won”
Ford congratulates Trump 2024.
Ford praises Trump, criticizes Democrats in 2020.
Then the leopard ate his face like every other MAGA loser.
This is why he gets elected, people with the memories of goldfish.
Yup, I know. Just saying he did a 180 as soon as the tariffs hit, and that anti-Trump sentiment is a big part of what got him the mandate in the snap election.