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Will a ‘values’ debate tear apart the Conservatives?

Pollster Nik Nanos tells Evan Solomon that screening immigrants for anti-Canadian values may be popular among some Conservatives—but not the general public,

How Justin Trudeau can win—and lose—in Washington

Evan Solomon talks to pollster Nik Nanos about Trudeau’s soaring polling numbers—and what he can deliver in D.C.

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The most popular decision a politician ever makes

Bob Rae’s popularity is surging on word that he will be going away.

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Pre-election peaks and doldrums, or, a lesson for Alf (UPDATED)

Here’s a secret about elections: they don’t happen between elections

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Waiting for a leader

We pause from our usual polling moratorium, to consider the current federal leadership standings according to Nanos.

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Signs of life for Michael Ignatieff

Prorogation allowed Ignatieff to see through the fog of his foibles and find his vision

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Harper’s recovery?

The economy’s looking up, and so is the PM’s approval rating

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Coming soon to a pre-election ad campaign near you: A lightning rod in a sweater vest?

Nik Nanos discusses his latest findings on how the public perceives the strengths and weaknesses of the Conservative government:

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See for yourself

The McGill panel discussion including Ian Brodie that John Geddes wrote about a couple weeks ago is now online.

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‘Five per cent said they just don’t like his attitude’

Nik Nanos looks at what Canadians think (or don’t think) of Messrs. Harper and Ignatieff.

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I plod Nanos! I don’t know, I was trying to make some kind of pun on “Nanos” and it didn’t go well. Anyway, today’s Nanos poll has extra fun for all the kids!

Fun polling facts: When you have a rolling poll with 400 calls a night, by the time you’ve rolled across five days, you have a large enough sample that your regional sub-samples, added together, aren’t completely bogus.