Kurl: It really is Ford Nation now. But how did it happen?

Despite Doug Ford’s highly unfavourable ratings, despite a lawsuit from his sister-in-law, despite an uncosted, vague platform, nothing shook Ontario voters from the change they sought.
But why Ford? Why not Andrea Horwarth, who, like the Las Vegas Golden Knights, outperformed expectations only to fall short in the final round?
Indeed, Ford, who emerged the winner of a hasty, messy Progressive Conservative leadership race following Patrick Brown’s even messier ouster in January,