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canuckledragger

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5. Those polls are deceptive anyway.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 08:26 PM

Jun 2018

In Canada we DO have something of a 'media can't lie' law, so in order to get the horse race they want in elections like this they have to rely on a few tricks.

For example: for a lot of these polls showing the Conservatives ahead use tiny pools of 1000 people or less, usually calling retirees on landlines, etc. (people likely to vote conservative)

I'll be voting NDP regardless. We don't need Trump North.

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Hopefully, with Doug Ford a tiny bit ahead, Ontarians will break for the NDP. [View all] applegrove Jun 2018 OP

Doug Ford True Dough Jun 2018 #1

The Ford name is a bit saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #2

For the record, I would never be a Ford defender True Dough Jun 2018 #3

Thanks. Huge number of greens and Liberals will be voting NDP because applegrove Jun 2018 #4

Those polls are deceptive anyway. canuckledragger Jun 2018 #5

Well I hope the turnout for lefties is huge. applegrove Jun 2018 #6