inFocus on Abacus Data's newest political poll

Are you a political hobbyist? Do you read the Hill Times or iPolitics just for fun? Do you tune into the Sunday morning political shows and talk about politics with your friends or families – like if you were talking about your favourite sports team? Well, if you are – you might be hurting democracy.   On this episode of inFocus, I’m joined by Dr. Eitan Hersh, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Tufts University. His research focuses on civic participation, voting rights, and the relationship between election rules, strategies, and the behavior of voters. In January 2020, he published his second book “Politics is for Power” - A groundbreaking analysis of political hobbyism—treating politics like a spectator sport—and an urgent and timely call to arms for the many well-meaning, well-informed citizens who follow political news, but do not take political action. In this interview, we discussed his research and the findings of his book and what they mean for American and Canadian politics and the future of our democracies. I hope you find my interview with Eitan Hersh useful and informative. ...

Week 3 begins and we have a very tight race. Abacus Data CEO shares the key findings from his firm's latest survey in this briefing on polling during the 2021 Canadian election.For details on this poll visit: https://abacusdata.ca/election-2021-liberals-conservatives-neck-and-neck/   ...

In this episode of inFocus with David Coletto, we look at the Conservative Party of Canada's road to victory.I share some analysis I did on how current Conservative supporters compare with those open to voting for the party.The analysis reveals a bumpy road for the party - how to appeal to the base when it has very different views and priorities than those the party needs to attract to grow.You can see my full analysis over at the Abacus Data website: https://abacusdata.ca/conservative-party-canada-gap/ ...