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Poll Position: Smitherman Shores Up, With Pantalone Poised to Slip
Among decided voters:
- Rob Ford: 43.9%
- George Smitherman: 40.5%
- Joe Pantalone: 15%
October 14–16.
1,000 “very likely” voters
+/- 3.1%, 19 times out of 20.
Nanos Research, for the Globe, CTV, and CP24.
Like the just-released Forum Research poll, this one was taken after Rocco Rossi dropped out of the race; like the just-released Forum Research poll, this one shows Ford in the lead; like the just-released Forum Research poll, Ford’s lead over Smitherman is near the margin of error. The Globe has more details—including that Pantalone’s support is “stagnant and soft.”
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