Horse race has pollsters ‘running out of words,’ but could mean higher voter turnout

The side effects of the unpredictable race could be more voters parsing the party platforms, and more ballots cast.

For the first seven weeks of this 78-day election campaign, the poll narrative has hardly changed: it’s a tight, three-way race. While some worry that focusing on the scoreboard increases voter apathy, if the numbers don’t change it could push more Canadians to closely scrutini...

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