Oct
12
Can we stop this sort of thing?
The federal Conservatives have surged to 40 per cent in the popularity sweepstakes, opening a 12-point lead over the Liberals and moving within sight of majority government, a new national poll says.
They are within sight of a majority government except…
…there’s no election going on.
The incessant reporting of polls during an election is annoying enough. To have it become a fixture of political “reporting” is, in my opinion, a waste of reporters’ and readers’ time.
Note: There’s no link to this particular bit of “reporting” (it’s from the Vancouver Sun) because it’s not the source I have an argument with, it’s the process.
TAGS: REPORTING, POLITICS, POLLS
