Ontario 2018 election

[Pandaguineapig]

What I'm getting from reports is that Ford leads Elliot by a few hundred votes and that her camp is asking for a recount. Also Allen is well ahead of Mulroney

[King of Kensington]

What did Caroline Mulroney offer besides a famous last name and stupid statements like "we need to let the private sector into IT."

[Pandaguineapig]

CBC just confirmed Ford won the initial count

[International Brotherhood of Bernard]

CBC announcing Ford has won.

Don't want to get too excited because in all likelyhood Ford will become Premier (assuming his win is confirmed), but if the stars were to align for an NDP flash-fire victory a la Alberta 2015 or Ontario 1990, this is the direction they would be moving...

[Hatman 🍁]

This is the best possible outcome for the NDP, yes.

Liberals on social media are panicking though suggesting the only way to stop Ford is to vote Liberal.

[King of Kensington]

Why on earth were Christine Elliott's people saying she'd run in St. Paul's?

[mileslunn]

Why on earth were Christine Elliott's people saying she'd run in St. Paul's?

If she were leader its possible they could win this albeit unlikely.  With Ford as leader not a chance.

[mileslunn]

While I could be wrong, it does seem the PC's have continued the long tradition of choosing the least electable leader and throwing away winneable elections.  I no longer live in Ontario, but would have voted for an Elliott led PC Party while would decline my ballot for a Ford led one.

[DL]

Why on earth were Christine Elliott's people saying she'd run in St. Paul's?

To avoid an unseemly situation of her having to coerce an already nominated candidate to stand aside for her...of course if she has in fact lost the leadership i don't expect her to run at all

[King of Kensington]

St. Paul's and Ottawa-Vanier are probably the safest Liberal ridings in the province. 

[DC Al Fine]

Anyone have specific results?

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Does the "Trillium" dude  have a chance of reelection?

[Hatman 🍁]

Anyone have specific results?

Results won't be released today after all.

Does the "Trillium" dude  have a chance of reelection?

No.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

God bless Ontario!

[Pragmatic Conservative]

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-progressive-conservatives-pcs-new-leader-election-1.4571014

So this may take some time to resolve. At this point if Elliott wins I can imagine some members will believe the race was stolen which could depress Conservative turnout in June.

[Meeker]

Reminds me of the 2008 Washington GOP caucuses... which we still don't know the winner of.

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Welp

Ontario PCs Cannot Govern meme is gonna shoot up in popularity again.

"Can't even run their own Leadership Election, why should they run Ontario?"

[Harlow]

It’s official, it’s Doug.

[Holmes]

The 20% for other in Northern Ontario in that poll likely includes the Northern Ontario Party.

Who would even vote for them? Aside from my dad.

[Holmes]

DOUG FORD SHIADELAAMOWLWMQ

[toaster]

The 20% for other in Northern Ontario in that poll likely includes the Northern Ontario Party.

Who would even vote for them? Aside from my dad.

No idea, but I can't imagine what else would make the "other" option so unusually high. 

Anyway, doesn't a Doug Ford victory hurt Horwath in the Southwest and parts of the North, where the NDP support is much more blue collar populist?

[Krago]

Ford won 50.6% to 49.4%

The same split as the 1995 Quebec referendum.

[Holmes]

The province is going to sh**t

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Ontario Election 2018 is now a three way race instead of a coronation of the PCs.


LET'S GO NDP!

[Holmes]

Ontario Election 2018 is now a three way race instead of a coronation of the PCs.


LET'S GO NDP!

Eh. I think this just confirms the OLP as third party status. Real question is PC majority or minority.