Mayor Ford’s popularity not affected by drug allegations: poll

A new poll reveals allegations of drug use have not affected Mayor Rob Ford’s popularity.

The poll, which was conducted by Forum Research, surveyed close to 1,400 Torontonians via telephone following Ford’s comments on Friday.

The poll was published in the Toronto Star on Monday.

It reveals Ford still has 36 per cent support — that figure is unchanged from early May, according to Forum Research.

However, the poll also shows that 36 per cent is not enough to win the next mayoral election, if Ford went head-to-head against potential contender Olivia Chow.

The survey suggests Chow would beat Ford with 57 per cent of the vote, and would still win if John Tory was in the race.

On Monday morning, after the poll was conducted, The Globe and Mail reported that police interviewed one of the mayor’s senior staff after a video that allegedly shows Ford using drugs was linked to a murder.

Citing “two separate sources,” the staffer reached out to police after being informed of a tip by another person in the mayor’s office.

Later Monday, Ford’s press secretary George Christopoulos and deputy press secretary Isaac Ransom resigned. It’s not known if their departures – as well as that of chief of staff Mark Towhey, who was fired last week – will affect Ford’s popularity.

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