The latest numbers from Abacus data suggest the race is tightening up. Our own Karen Cialin joins us now in studio to discuss the latest polling numbers. She speaks with the CEO of Abacus, David Coleto, about the close race and the possibility that the polls could be wrong.
00:00:28.840Well, Faiza, the latest polling has the Liberals leading by three points.
00:00:33.580Other polls also have something similar.
00:00:36.460So, Abacus has the Liberals at about 40%, the Conservatives at 37%.
00:00:41.540That puts them within the margin of error.
00:00:45.120Remember, polls will make predictions but also account for how much they may be off by.
00:00:52.720And somewhere that's usually between 2% and 3%.
00:00:55.620And so, that means the Liberals and the Conservatives are essentially in a dead heat in this crucial final stretch.
00:01:03.160Now, most polls, as I mentioned, are showing the Tories closing the gap.
00:01:07.440Do keep in mind, though, that until a few days ago, Donald Trump and his criticisms of Canada were largely out of the headlines.
00:01:15.080And so, David Coleto with Abacus tells me that that has given the Conservatives some space to make the argument that they've been making this whole campaign and that's that people want change and they're going to be the ones to deliver it.
00:01:28.260So, what they're referring to right here is the margin of error.
00:01:30.460The polls are so close right now that there is the potential that the polls could be wrong and Pure Polyev could be way ahead.
00:01:37.160Now, people criticized my earlier reports and they said because it came from Juno News, it must not be accurate.
00:01:42.520Well, now I'm pointing out that the mainstream media is saying the same thing that Juno News was.
00:01:46.520I'll have more to say on this later and I've attached my sources in the description.
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