ford nation, they believe him. >> people with set him up too, you know that. >> reporter: oh, you think he may have been set up. >> he admitted to smoking crack. >> maybe he just get fed up of everything. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> reporter: sure he may be a pariah on the city council floor and a punch line on "saturday night live." >> whoa, that's a lot of crack! >> reporter: but out of this suburban housing product, he is a rock star. he may be a fiscal conservative downtown, but out here, they say he's the bleeding heart they call when the eviction notice comes. >> everyone keeps saying rob is a conservative. he's a massive social liberal. he loves obama. >> reporter: counselor doug ford invited us here. and when his little brother showed up, we saw why. almost everyone was thrilled to see him. >> reporter: but do you realize how you're perceived around the rest of the country?