Pundits versus strategists

Pundits like to 'zoom out' for a overview, while strategists will 'zoom in' to focus on the details of what’s going on in the trenches.

Justin Trudeau, left, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May. Pundits will tend to regard strategists as cynical, political mercenaries who will brazenly tarnish our cherished democratic ideals through their use of crass and manipulative tactics, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

July 24, 2023

OAKVILLE, ONT.—When it comes to viewing the battlefield of politics, political strategists, and media, pundits tend to take starkly different perspectives.

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