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Why Wouldn't Rob Ford Run for Re-Election?

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2013 was a hell of a year for Rob Ford.

Toronto's mayor got caught smoking crack, lied about it, finally came clean and then found Jesus. How can this man, with his uncanny ability to always do and say the wrong thing, top that? Running for re-election.

From CNN producer Vaughn Sterling:

Will his image ever be repaired? No. Do people care? Some might, but people also love walking disasters, and Rob Ford is the definitive walking disaster. If Ford gets re-elected, he'll have pulled off the devil's greatest trick.

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