Election Pollcast: Is the economy the ballot box issue?

The CBC Election Pollcast, hosted by CBC poll analyst and ThreeHundredEight.com founder ric Grenier, explores the world of political polls, their influence on the media and the trends they are showing.

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Joining ric on this week's podcast is Bill Curry fromthe Globe and Mailand Josh Wingrove from Bloomberg News, to talk about the economy, its role in the campaign and how the party leaders are approaching theissue that Canadians say is the most important.

Does the state of the economy play into the hands of one leader or another? Are leaders talking about the aspects of the economy that are affecting Canadians most? And where does the debate go from here?

The CBC Election Pollcast20:52Is the ballot box question really going to revolve around the economy?

With so much talk about the economy this week, we talk to two journalists who cover the intersection of politics and the economy: Bill Curry from the Globe and Mail and Josh Wingrove from Bloomberg.

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