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EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0Spacing Votes \u2014 our dedicated\u00a02010 election blog<\/a> \u2014 will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and platforms that focus on Toronto\u2019s urban landscape. Here\u2019s our round-up of posts from the last seven days.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The Ford-as-mayor reality is starting to take effect. After two polls came in showing Ford pulling far ahead \u2014\u00a0Nanos poll has Ford at 45.8%, Angus-Reid poll reads: 39% \u2014 the media is taking note, mainly through unflattering editorials and columns. But to what point did the media get Ford to his way-far-in-the-lead position? Spacing’s <\/em>Nabeel Ahmed takes a look at Ford’s relation<\/a> with the media from his uneventful beginnings through the pot charges, soccer coach days and poor-quality YouTube videos to today.<\/p>\n

\u2022 And time again for another CP24 debate<\/a>. Unlike the last couple progressive, and dare I say useful debates<\/a>, this one returned to the classic argumentative clashing. With the trailing candidates also taking note of the polls, they each took shots at Ford, his campaign promises and past\u00a0indiscretions. And through the yelling, there was some sobering comedy in the fact that there is still a huge number of undecided voters still looming. A whopping 25% are still on the fringe. Then again, only 41% of the electorate came out for the last municipal election in 2006.<\/p>\n

\u2022 John Lorinc looks at a little bit of\u00a0reoccurring\u00a0election history<\/a>. Going back to the 2003 race, Lorinc ties together the similarities between the outgoing mayor and the current frontrunner. One way to stop Ford’s non-gravy train, Lorinc opines, is for one of the candidates to call it quits. This possibly being Joe Pantalone. In Pantalone’s defence, Andrea Addario, David Miller\u2019s communications director in the 2003 mayoral campaign, makes a case<\/a> for why Pantalone needs to stay \u2014 and continue to gain steam.<\/p>\n

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And in bite-sized election-related news:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sarah Thomson is considering bowing out<\/a> in an attempt to stop Ford. She’s still considering who she would back if she does take the step. She is also denying this step in other media reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Once-mayoral hopeful, George Mammoliti, has thrown his support behind the Ford train<\/a>. Although not so friendly in the past \u2014\u00a0the term “gino-boy” was allegedly tossed by Ford \u2014\u00a0Mammoliti, who’s seeking re-election as a councillor, has hope for Ford.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Sarah Thomson Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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