Trump bump

"What goes up must come down"

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POLL WATCH — DOUG FORD scored some major cool points by playing “Captain Canada” and is now enjoying a “Trump bump” in the polls.

According to the Angus Reid Institute, the Premier’s approval has shot up to 48 per cent — the highest it’s been since 2021 and the second-biggest bump of all the Premiers. He’s been able to channel Canadians’ anger and fears over DONALD TRUMP’s tariff war — something that’s working for all the Premiers, and especially Ford, who just won a third majority mandate.

But, as SHACHI KURL, president of the Angus Reid Institute, tells me: “What goes up, must come down.” Here’s what else Kurl had to say about Ford’s popularity boost…

So Ford is enjoying a “Trump bump.” What’s happening there? I guess Ontarians don’t have buyer’s remorse after the election? “Well, if and when the buyer’s remorse comes. We’ve seen Ford shoot up in approval and then trend down — guy’s been as low as 28 per cent and as high as 69 p…