[Past Your Eyes]

I’ll probably regret asking this because I hate polls anyway but what is an “internal” poll?
I suppose I should especially hesitate to ask that question in a thread about Barney Frank.

[paul in cape]

Candidates do their own polling, rather than the national polling orgs. such as Gallop, Rasmussen, etc.

They're usually skewered because of the wording of the questions.

[Cathy]

Candidates hire their own polling firms all the time - sometimes it is to poll their district or potential constituents on issues (think Bill Clinton), but most of the time it is to get a better look at the overall numbers. You get what you pay for though, and not knowing Bielat’s polling firm I can’t make any judgement on how accurate it is. Let’s just hope it is correct!

[BRL]

I’ll probably regret asking this because I hate polls anyway but what is an “internal” poll

My internal poll means a lot to me - but I really don't want to explain it.