In the Land of the Blind: In Praise of Mayor Rob Ford

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by Matthew Heimbach November 27, 2013 in Commentary

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has become a source of controversy, humor, outrage, and Internet fame in recent months. He’s has been accused of (and admitted to) prior arrest for DUI and drug possession, public drunkenness, reading a book while driving, trying to procure prostitutes, knocking down staffers, smoking crack cocaine, making racial slurs, and on many occasions said amazingly outrageous (and often hilarious) comments during press conferences. Mayor Ford has by all standards been part of multiple instances of conduct that should remove him from office, but is perhaps one of the best politicians we’ve got...

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Rob Ford beats Obama in approval ratings, in RCP poll: 10:45 PM 01/20/2014

President Barack Obama has lower poll ratings than Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the hard-drinking, crack-smoking, tax-cutting, football-loving, partially-impeached populist.

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Ford’s ratings have jumped back up to 47 percent, matching his electoral victory in a three-way race for mayor in 2010.

Ford’s supporters are dubbed the “Ford Nation.”

President Barack Obama has lower poll ratings than Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, the hard-drinking, crack-smoking, tax-cutting, football-loving, partially-impeached populist.

Ford’s ratings have jumped back up to 47 percent, matching his electoral victory in a three-way race for mayor in 2010.

His rating fell to 42 percent when he admitted in November that he had smoked crack while in office. But it has risen up to 47 because of his aggressive efforts to reduce the impact of a recent ice storm on the city, according to a poll by Forum Research.

Obama, on the other and, saw his poll rating crash before Christmas when Americans recognized his lies about Obamacare — such as “you can keep your health insurance” — and failed to see any real improvement in the economy five years after his 2009 inauguration.

Obama’s polling average is now 42.5 percent approval, according to an index maintained by Real Clear Politics. His best score is 49 percent from Rasmussen Reports, and his worst score of 40.5 is from Reuters/Ipsos.

Polling experts doubt he can drag it up above 50 percent before his second term ends, in part because the U.S. economy is still sputtering and roughly 20 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed.

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