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POLL WATCH — DOUG FORD is having a very bad day. But it’s arguably worse for his political rivals.

That’s according to not-so-stellar polling stats that just keep piling up for the Premier, suggesting his approval is swirling down the toilet.

And he’s not the only one: The NDP and Liberals aren’t exactly capitalizing on the PCs slump.

By the numbers: The Angus Reid Institute’s deep-diving cross-Canada outlook has landed with a thud at Queen’s Park, ranking Ford dead-last among the Premiers in their Weighted Government Performance Index, which factors in the percentage of provincial residents who say the province is doing a good job on an issue and how highly that issue is selected as important. Ontario clocked in at 18, “the worst in the country.”

“Compared to last year, the province’s score has declined by 11 points as Ontarians have become increasingly critical of Ford government’s performance on key provincial concerns.” Ouch.

Top of mind: Just 11 per cent of respondents s…