We're seeing a lot more publicly-released internals in high-profile Senate campaigns. They've always been very common in the House but less so in Senate & Gov races, especially after Labor Day.
We're using internal polls in our Senate model for the first time this year. I think we have a good way of adjusting them; our program is pretty smart at telling which campaign pollsters are relatively honest and which will grossly exaggerate their candidate's standing.
I'm still not a huge fan of publicly-released internals. BUT. If a campaign has something to say, I'd rather it put out its own poll than whine about the other polls. And I'd rather they do it publicly instead of through whispers/rumors/leaks. More accountable & transparent.
