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Poll Position: Close Mayoral Race Gets Closer
Among surveyed voters:
- George Smitherman: 31%
- Rob Ford: 30%
- Joe Pantalone: 10%
October 15–18.
600
+/- 4%, 19 times out of 20.
Leger Marketing, on behalf of the Toronto Sun.
You know the deal: George Smitherman and Rob Ford are all but tied, and Joe Pantalone’s a distant third. The Sun has more details, including that 47% of those surveyed “believe Ford would bring the most change,” but 42% “think Smitherman would be the best mayor.” “I think change is maybe not good according to the City of Toronto,” Dave Scholtz, the executive vice-president of Leger Marketing, told the paper. Depends on the change, it seems.
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