In a way those are all fine reasons to vote for someone. The question isn’t why people voted for him in the first place, it is why do people still support him now. Do you feel he delivered on those things you wanted, and if so, what makes you feel that way? What has actually changed for you?
What was the war on the car? What were the policies in place that you wanted changed? What has changed about those policies since Rob Ford took office?
The problem is that Rob Ford is a egomanic and a liar and he does little to nothing. He spent his political capital in the first year delaying some transit expansion and since then all he’s done is distract. He has engaged in extremely petty corruption from hiring a staff member to help him coach his football team to redirecting road work to the roads around his own business. It adds up to a lot more than zoo passes (which likely actually cost around $0 since the city funds the zoo anyway and most councillors probably don’t go).
If you just want to vote for someone who talks big then that is your choice in a democracy. But that is all Ford is, someone who talks big talk. The mayor gets one vote on council and without allies he can do nothing. Ford has burned all his allies with childish and erratic behaviour and can’t really accomplish anything now. Even if you like the direction the city went in since he was elected, it likely has little to do with Ford himself. You should be thanking the rest of council for getting things done despite him.
