Update on the Toronto mayoralty race….

I heard today that Warren Kinsella has joined the Rocco Rossi camp, backing the low-polling Rossi just in time for the Labour Day push, marking the beginning of the mayoralty ad campaigns.

Today Kinsella was interviewed on the Jim Richards show on Newstalk 1010 radio, during which he dismissed the high-polling blowhard Rob Ford as a moron, goof and dufus. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard anyone called a dufus. Them’s fighting words. Kinsella’s presence along with Rossi’s announcement today that he will seek a recall system as mayor should lend a dose of credibility to Rossi’s campaign. It certainly got him a pile of news coverage today.

I don’t put too much faith in the first polls, since the campaign only really begins in earnest next week. What the polls do tell us is that Ford’s bid appears credible. Meanwhile, there’s still a chance we’ll have more candidates drop into the race.

Related Articles

• Warren Kinsella officially joins Rocco Rossi’s campaign (theglobeandmail.com)
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• Toronto mayoral candidate Rossi proposes voter recall rule (news.nationalpost.com)
• Let voters fire mayor mid-term, Rossi says (thestar.com)
• Rossi wants councillors, mayor subject to recall (theglobeandmail.com)
• Rossi vows push for voter recall in Toronto (cbc.ca)