The sad part is, people don't vote FOR anything anymore, they vote against things... and with what's going on in Ontario politics right now, he'll probably win...

That and people vote for personalities.

In the Philippines, a beauty pageant winner, actor or athlete (Manny Pacquiao is a Senator in the Philippines and a possible future Presidential candidate) are good bets to get elected. In the U.S., Trump is wealthy and famous for being on t.v and people fell for that.Oprah was considered a strong potential candidate simply because she is famous, absolutely zero political background.

I'm hoping against hope that Canada has more sense but I have a sinking feeling we could do the same, ignoring pesky things like experience and personal character and voting for someone famous. I hope that trends stop.