New LAB member polling highlights huge gulf between them, party voters and electorate as a whole
From @election_data The mismatch between views of LAB members/ Voters and public on key issues pic.twitter.com/wyXJAFk1rS
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) February 22, 2016
.@election_data /YouGov poll of LAB members. on whether LAB's GE2015 policies not left wing enough pic.twitter.com/OzczyLjecS
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) February 22, 2016
The Election Data website has just published its latest LAB member polling which it carries out with YouGov.
There’s a huge amount in the data and the two charts above are the most striking. There’s a mismatch between those who select the leader and party voters and the electorate as a whole.
In many ways this isn’t surprising. If you carried out the same exercise with other party member bases then it’s likely you see the same pattern. Those who are part of a movement are likely to have a different view than others. If you are dedicated enough to join a party then you become atypical even more so if you are an activist.
The numbers in this polling reflect the massive challenge facing those within LAB who want to win elections. How do they take the party on board?