This week on The Writ podcast:

In the news

* David Coletto is the CEO of Abacus Data and hosts inFocus with David Coletto. He joins me to discuss how the race has unfolded so far and how the Liberal-NDP switchers are the key electorate that could decide the outcome of the election.

* Coletto also describes the PPC’s emerging voting coalition, what is contributing to their rise and whether their vote will turn out on election day.

Questions and answers (with David)

* How to explain the difference in the PPC’s support between online and IVR polls?

* How do pollsters weed out dishonest respondents and avoid being tripped out by demographic unicorns?

* What’s the best way to estimate who will turn out to vote?

Polls of the week

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

#EveryElectionProject

* The 2015 Canadian federal election.

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