As in our ‘Big Smoke’ – Toronto and more specifically, in regard to its upcoming municipal election on October 27, 2014.
For those interested, there are a number of large cities throughout the world referred to as the Big Smoke. The common theory is that the term relates to an earlier time – at least in the Northern Hemisphere, when major cities were pollution and smoke ridden.
Be that as it may, I want to focus today on TO’s upcoming election and who – dear reader – might we expect to win it.
Currently, there are three legitimate candidates in the race and I use the term ‘legitimate’ rather loosely:
Current disgraced and Mayor lite – Rob Ford, along with John Tory and Olivia Chow M.P..
Ford, simply stated, is a buffoon and of the three it would be a great travesty if he was to win.
Tory, is a Red Tory and a three time loser in the field of politics – at all three levels of government. He has shown time and again, that he has about as much political sense as fellow red tory.Joe Clark. As such, Johnny does not deserve to win. Full stop.
And then we have Olivia Chow, widow of the late Jack Layton and until a day or two ago was Member of Parliament for Toronto Riding Trinity Spadina. Of all three, she deserves to win the most. Her only defect is that, as an NDPer, she is a left wing loon and would greatly increase spending.
Fortunately for Chow, there are a lot of left wing loons in the big City.
So who will win Galagher?
Let’s do it by odds:
10 to 1 for Ford;
3 to one for Tory; and,
Even money 1:1 for Chow.
The only way Ford can win is if Tory and Chow split the anti Ford vote between them and Robbie comes up the middle. This will not happen though since Tory will not be strong enough to split the anti Ford vote.
The only way Tory can win is if Ford and Chow split the vote allowing Johnny to come down the middle with enough votes to take the crown. This is a possibility hence the 3:1 odds I have given him.
So that leaves Chow to secure the left wing loony vote – no big deal, while Ford and Tory split the right. I also believe that many moderates will go with Chow as well if for no other reason than they are sick and tired of the circus that has been going on since the time of the last election with Ford being the ring master. Hence the even money on her.
So it is Olivia’s to lose; she will bring a dignified presence to the office – it is just to bad that she is a loon.
So who would you vote for Galagher, if you were a resident of the Big Smoke?
- I would not vote for Ford.
- I would not vote for Chow given her NDP credentials but would be okay to see her win.
- I would hold my nose and vote for Tory since he holds himself out to be a Tory.
It is just too bad Chow is a Dipper.
As I see it…
‘K.D. Galagher’
