Marty - The official consensus why Toronto did not receive the olympics despite having the top bid was for geopolitical reasons which you touched on. It was time to give it to the largest populated country in the world...not because of the US 2012 bid...
IOC members have been quoted as saying they really want Toronto to run again in 2012...and I think if they do, the US won't have a chance...
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