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LILLEY: As election starts, remember why campaigns matter

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72% Informative

Polling got a bad reputation among many since 2016 due to the perception that polling firms got it wrong on the results of the U.S. election and the Clinton versus Trump presidential election.

Polls can and do change all the time, often due to how a campaign rolls out or due to events.

In 1984 , when John Turner took over the leadership of the Liberal Party , Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives had been enjoying a significant lead over the Liberals .

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68

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informal

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English

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