Pollsters say campaign 2011 one of ‘trickiest’ to pin down in a long time

The verdict? Pollsters generally did well, but they underestimated the Conservative popular vote, and overestimated the Grit popular vote.

Election pollsters and observers say pollsters generally did well to provide an accurate picture of election day results—even with the late-stage NDP surge—but if they were off, their results often showed lower Conservative support than what occurred.

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