ELECTION 2020: How rogue is the Reid Research poll?

ELECTION 2020: How rogue is the Reid Research poll?
Andy Fyers
The National Party has been quick to denounce Sunday evening’s Newshub/Reid Research poll which put it on 25 percent and Labour on more than 60 percent.  Within a minute of the poll results being broadcast on TV3’s 6pm bulletin an emailed statement from deputy leader Gerry Brownlee hit media inboxes.“These numbers aren’t even in the same ballpark as our internal polls, other public polls and the hugely positive public response to our Leader Judith Collins, including as measured by the Massey University-Stuff study.&...

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