The resurrection of Ford Nation
“I was the only Canadian columnist to endorse Andrew Scheer for Tory leader. I was one of a small handful to endorse Doug Ford for Ontario PC leader. Not bad for an old hack, eh? : )”
This was a tweet I sent out at 5:23 p.m. ET on Saturday. Yes, it’s true – and I’ve been toying with going to Las Vegas ever since!
My soothsaying aside, Ford’s victory in the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race capped off a wild and strange time in Canadian political history.
This leadership election went three ballots under the weighted vote system (100 per riding, unless it contained fewer than 100 votes). Fourth-place candidate Tanya Granic Allen’s support mostly went to Ford, while third-place candidate Caroline Mulroney’s support mostly went to Elliott.