Why is Toronto's crack-smoking Mayor Rob Ford so popular?

Despite a months-long drug scandal, Ford's poll numbers haven't gone up in smoke

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After months of denials, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford finally came clean on Tuesday: He has smoked crack after all.

Ford admitted to hitting the rock, but blamed it on the fact that he was "probably in one of my drunken stupors."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.