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Rob Ford has surged ahead of his opponents in the race to become mayor of Toronto, as a new poll puts him 24 points ahead of George Smitherman, sitting in a distant second-place.

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The Nanos Research poll, released on Sunday night, puts Mr. Ford’s level of support at 45.8% among decided voters. Mr. Smitherman holds 21.3%, Joe Pantalone is at 16.8%, Rocco Rossi stands at 9.7% and Sarah Thomson at 6.4%.

Twenty-five percent of the 1,021 Torontonians polled, over the phone for CTV, CP24 and the Globe and Mail

, were still undecided, a large drop since the last poll by Nanos.









Mr. Ford said he was humbled by the show of support, which indicates that barring any major changes he is en route to a victory. “There is a lot of work yet to be done since the only poll that matters is on Oct. 25,” he said. “My commitment to the taxpayers of Toronto is simple and clear: I will put an end to the party at City Hall with their money.”