Brad Schneider Releases Poll Showing His “Lead” Cut In Half
Today, Brad Schneider made the “strategic” decision to release an internal poll showing his “lead” in IL-10 being cut in half. In April, the DCCC released a poll showing Schneider “ahead” by 9. Today’s poll showed Schneider “leading” by just 4. That’s right. Schneider’s “lead” is rapidly shrinking to within the margin of error and he’s releasing polls to show it.
Unfortunately for Schneider, his history with internal polling doesn’t back up the underlying assumption that he’s even ahead in the first place. Just weeks before he lost to Dold by 3.2% in the 2014 general election, Schneider released a poll showing him “ahead” by 8 points. That’s an 11 point swing against Schneider.
It certainly doesn’t bode well for Schneider that his own fantastical internal polls show him rapidly losing support among voters. Especially given that the NRCC’s own polling shows Dold leading Schneider by 7 points.