Owen Smith team says it has private LAB leadership poll with Corbyn below 50%
Owen Smith source says private polling shows Corbyn on less than 50% for the first time with "a lot of don't knows".
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) August 10, 2016
Owen Smith team need to publish actual poll rather than just brief journos. If JC really below 50% then actual data would have big impact
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 10, 2016
This is the sort of development that drives me crazy. If Smith really does have a private poll with those figures then publish it. This would show that Corbyn is vulnerable.
We do know that YouGov had a LAB members’ poll in the field over the weekend so it makes sense to assume that this is it.
My reading of the Eaton Tweet with its emphasis on the don’t knows means that the Smith share is much lower than Corbyn’s.
UPDATE
This'll be seen as a welcome boost by LAB's challenger https://t.co/TmoLMjblsi
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 10, 2016
This'll be seen as a welcome boost by LAB's challenger https://t.co/TmoLMjblsi
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 10, 2016