This week on The Writ podcast:

In the news

* Corey Hogan can be heard regularly on The Strategists podcast. He’s also a former head of communications for the Alberta governments under Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney, and is now a vice-president at the University of Calgary. We discuss the dynamics of the campaign, how voters, the media and political parties digest polls and how leaders prepare for debates.

Polls of the week

* A run-down of where the federal parties stand. Read more in Wednesday’s article on The Writ.

* The potential impact of Thursday’s French-language debate.

* A look at how many candidates are running — or, if you’re the Greens, not running — in this election.

Questions and answers

* What’s the value of asking people who they think will win?

* Is the PPC impacting the Conservative campaign?

* What’s my approach when I watch debates?

#EveryElectionProject

* The 2011 Canadian federal election.

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