Grits ‘throwing everything at that seat’ as 48 candidates and ‘adapted ballot’ could influence result of nail-biter Terrebonne byelection, say pollsters and Liberal sources

The Hill Times: Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research, said last week that, based on his polling, the Liberals had gained an advantage by early last week, adding his modelling does not account for individual candidates or voter turnout. He said that while the race began as a toss-up between the governing party and the Bloc, it now appears to favour the Liberals. Nanos also said he understands the rationale for using an adapted ballot, but said he hopes the result is not close, warning that a tight finish could lead to disputes over voter intent and significantly delay the final results…