Nov 2, 2010
Ford's win opens the gates of pro-development hell
Elizabeth Littlejohn
Clouds gather over Toronto's farm regions
Elections
Elections
Nov 2, 2010
Ford's win opens the gates of pro-development hell
Elizabeth Littlejohn
The green belts and the Places to Grow Act are at risk. This is the saddest legacy from Toronto’s municipal election, an aftershock which to those who voted for Ford will be known as a betrayal.
Nov 2, 2010
The perils of Pauline Marois
Parti Québecois leader Pauline Marois has all the qualities necessary to be premier of Quebec, but is still being challenged by members of her party who say she has not been pushing sovereignty enough
Nov 1, 2010
Circling the drain: A certain mayor, elections in general and our general attitude
I Read The News Today, Oh Boy!
As the folks in Toronto can tell you the The Angry Voter ™ is not just for tea-parties anymore, the rally for sanity shows that irony is not quite dead, plus the media yawns at Wikileaks news.
Toronto after the election, Part 3
Starting where we left off, Maysie said,
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P.S. - FUCK
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Oct 29, 2010
Rob Ford and the politics of anger
Eric Mang
The phrase most often used to describe the ascension of Ford is "voter anger." This rage against the machine may have blinded many Ford supporters as to the character and measure of this man.
Oct 29, 2010
Campaign cash: The Tea Party jets to grassroots rallies, Wall Street-style
Zach Carter
Two Tea Party leaders, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, have been jet-setting all over the country ginning up support for conservative politicians. Literally.
How Ford won the campaign on the ground, and not in the media
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Mr. Granatstein also agreed with Ryerson University journalism professor April Lindgren's suggestion that, with polls handy, anecdotal evidence often gets short shrift."I think reporters have gotten away from trusting what they hear on the street because it's considered unscientific," Ms. Lindgren said.
But even the subtler signals of public intentions proved hard to read. Mr. Ford's overt decision not to court the mainstream media, and in some cases to shut writers out entirely, obscured what is often the best litmus test: the body language inside a leading campaign team.
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Oct 28, 2010
Campaign cash: Sen. Jim DeMint's making a mint with corporate cash
Zach Carter
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) got into office by pledging to fight "special interests," but just a decade or so later, he’s running one of the biggest special interest shows in Washington...
Oct 27, 2010
Campaign cash: Harry Reid under siege by Swift Boat billionaire Bob Perry
Zach Carter
Remember that horrible 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ad that helped derail John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid? Well, Bob Perry, the billionaire tycoon who financed that smear campaign is back...
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