Ford leads populist revolt to take back power from the elites.
It’s official, Doug Ford has won the Ontario PC Leadership race over Christine Elliott, in a big populist revolt against the establishment.
Despite Elliott winning more endorsements from PC MPPs, Ford connected with grassroots party members.
FINAL BALLOT RESULTS:
Doug Ford – 6,202
Christine Elliott – 6,049
The race had been closely fought, and Elliott had refused to concede after a recount. The PC executive was booed on stage when they earlier announced that everyone should go home and the results would be declared at an unspecified time. Now, the results are in and it’s a win for Ford Nation.
Notably, Elliott appears not to have conceded, as you can see in the statement below:
BREAKING: Statement from @celliottability pic.twitter.com/dlxlz606TS
— Alan Carter (@ACarterglobal) March 11, 2018
BREAKING @celliottability does not concede race. Says she won popular vote and lost by less than 150 votes. Says members were assigned to wrong ridings. Will "investigate the extent of this discrepancy." #onpoli
— Alan Carter (@ACarterglobal) March 11, 2018
Ford showed leadership fighting against the carbon tax
Ford had campaigned strongly against the unpopular Liberal carbon tax, showing leadership on the issue and pushing Elliott and Mulroney to match his stance.
Additionally, Ford also made an appeal to the many people concerned about sex ed programs in schools, advocating for showing more respect for parents.
Importantly, Ford showed a repeated willingness to speak out for the grassroots, rather than directing his message towards the politically-correct elites.
Now, Ford Nation will begin the fight against the Ontario Liberals, working to put power back in the hands of the people.
Ontario voters now have a real choice, between the Ford Conservatives fighting for taxpayers, and the Ontario Liberals who work only for the entrenched elites.
Spencer Fernando
Photo – Twitter
