Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s decision to wait a bit longer to deliver the federal budget seemed to validate political pundits who think the Conservatives will stick to a fixed election day in October -- or maybe not?

The debate between those convinced there will be a fall election, as planned -- #TeamOctober if you’re on Twitter – and those who think the Conservatives will call an early election is still rolling on.

Alice Funke of Pundits’ Guide to Canadian Elections told CTV’s Power Play Thursday that she is “team fall.”

“They’re not going to go in the middle of the Alberta election and the Ontario provincial PC leadership race,” she said. “Why would they step on that? It’s very important that both go well for the federal party.”

Funke noted that, while there may be a fixed date for the federal election, there is no fixed start to the election campaign.

“So all of this argument about whether there’s going to be a spring election date or a fall election date, is missing the real question. Not when the election will be held, but when it will be called,” she said.

Pundits may change their minds, and predicting the future in politics is like trying to hold water in a colander. But here’s where some of the pundits stand as of today:

National Post columnist John Ivison, who recently wrote a column suggesting that a spring election was possible, tweeted:

CTV's political analyst Scott Reid recently told Canada AM that he’s on #TeamOctober. In fact, he said, “if there is any change to the election date from October, it will be to have a delayed election, not an early one.”

Paul Wells of Maclean’s Magazine tweeted:

And here's Postmedia columnist's Michael den Tandt's take:

Funke said the election campaign will be unpredictable because 41 MPs across the country are not running again, plus there are 30 new seats thanks to riding re-distributions.