Backroom Insights: Campaign and Chow

backroom insights: Order this photo By Bob Hepburn Politics Thu., Sept. 8, 2016 When Olivia Chow first entered the 2014 campaign to become Toronto next mayor she was considered the overwhelming favourite to win the race against Rob Ford and John Tory, according to Toronto Star. Her name recognition was high as an NDP MP and as the widow of the late Jack Layton, she had raised lots of money, had an experienced campaign team, a bulletproof election platform and hundreds of eager volunteers. A book being published his month by Chow campaign manager, John Laschinger, provides backroom insights into the failed campaign despite Chow being the early frontrunner to replace then-mayor Rob Ford. But after leading the polls for months, her campaign eventually faltered badly and she finished a distant third behind the winner Tory and runner-up Doug Ford, who replaced his ailing brother Rob in the last weeks of the campaign. Article Continued Below As Laschinger sees it, Chow dream of being Toronto mayor ran into a wall of bad luck, bad timing, blatant racism and sexism — and a possibly fatal overall campaign strategy. So what happened How did this high-profile, seasoned politician crash and burn so badly Now, in a revealing new book by John Laschinger, her former campaign manager, voters can get an insider look into the backroom secrets and strategies of one of the most critical elections in recent Toronto history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.