The sad thing is, some people go for that type of thing. I have a girl in my office and both her and her dad are huge Rob/Doug Ford supporters. Every time they do something stupid, they love it.
A few weeks ago, there was supposed to be a debate between the main candidates, and Doug Ford apparently called Torrey (I think) and told him that Olivia Chow was not coming. Torrey then said that if Chow wasn't going, then there was no point in having a debate so it was all cancelled. Then Olivia Chow said that she had planned on coming all along and doesn't know why Doug Ford said that. It was obvious that Doug Ford was just trying to weasel out of it. That girl in my office thought it was the best thing in the world and said that politicians need to be creative like that.
