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>> how did a guy like him get elected at a place like this. in the late 1990s, the bustling metropolis downtown of sort to the blue-collar suburbs into city elections. after almost a decade of liberal rule, rob ford ran as a physical hawk who which of the bicycle loving, free-spending liberals downtown a thing or two. >> it is time to stop the gravy train. >> while he stay on message it was not a massive campaign. >> had a conversation with a drug addict query was prepared to buy him more. >> sh...

Decade of liberal rule, rob ford ran as a good old canuck, a fiscal who who show those downtown a thing or two. but while he stayed on message, it was a messy campaign. >> our candidate had been caught on tape having a conversation with a drug attack where he was prepared to go buy him oxi con tin. >> and even she was stunned when after every scandal his poll numbers went up. >> people were tired. the suburbs wanted in, and that was rob ford. >> and hes the guy you want to have a beer with. >> o...

>> reporter: so how did a guy like him get elected in a place like this? well, in the late 90s the bursting, bustling metropolis downtown absorbed the blue collar suburbs into city elections and after almost a decade of liberal rule, rob ford ran as a good old canuck, the bicycle loving free-spending liberals downtown a thing or two. >> time to stop the gravy train. >> reporter: while he stayed on message, it was a messy campaign. >> our candidate, cant ford at the time had been caught on tape h...