During election season, political coverage is fuelled by a single survey question, often posed to a thousand Canadians at a time: if the election were held tomorrow, how would you vote?

This is often accompanied by a follow up if youre undecided, how would you lean if you had to choose? If you are having an actual conversation with a live survey interviewer, you may avoid some awkwardness by finally admitting that, if you had to, youd go with X. If only to end the call.