I think one issue with this is the headline, the poll doesn't show the race narrowing because there hasn't been a previous Labour List poll using this methodology.
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You can't really compare it to the YouGov poll, because that was conducted differently so it isn't apples to apples.
In terms of accuracy, there is no intrinsic problem with getting your sample from Labour List *if* those members are representative of the wider membership, or if they are not representative in a way you can account for through weighting.
Is that true here?
Personally, I doubt it. I would expect Labour list readers to be skewed in a way that isn't corrected for by weighting by age, gender, and region.
But until we can actually compare it to a result, we won't know.
Personally, I doubt it. I would expect Labour list readers to be skewed in a way that isn't corrected for by weighting by age, gender, and region.
But until we can actually compare it to a result, we won't know.
So (and I would say this) I think the previous YouGov poll is probably a better indicator of where the race is than this Labour List poll.
