Toronto City Mayoral Candidate Rob Ford (middle) is photographed flanked by his campaign staff, (L to R) Campaign Manager Nick Kouvalis, Director of Communications Adrienne Batra during an interview at The Globe and Mail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 27, 2010. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail/CP) Globe and Mail
How to win like Nick Kouvalis in seven easy steps
Strategist Nick Kouvalis helped bring Rob Ford to power. He’s hoping to do the same for Kellie Leitch. Here’s how.
Political strategist Nick Kouvalis is credited with helping Rob Ford secure an unlikely victory as Toronto mayor. Then, in 2014, Kouvalis worked for current Toronto Mayor John Tory. Now, he’s the man behind the divisive campaign of Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch.
No matter who he’s working for, Kouvalis seems to employ the same strategies. And these seven strategies seem to win.
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