A poll commissioned by the Rise United campaign shows that Peter Bunting is the preferred candidate to lead the People’s National Party.

This was revealed by campaign manager for Rise United Dr. Dayton Campbell at a press conference, in Kingston this morning.

Peter Bunting is challenging the party’s President Dr. Peter Phillips in an election in a months’ time, on September 7.

Dr. Campbell said the national poll conducted by Don Anderson, from July 20 to August 2, with 750 respondents and a margin of error of 3.5 % saw 39 percent of respondents noting Mr. Bunting as the preferred candidate while 21 % noted Dr. Phillips.

According to Dr. Campbell, the poll also found that the challenge is good for the PNP, as 39 % of respondents indicated that they support the challenge, while 23 % saw it as a bad idea.

Noting that the ultimate goal is to win the general election Dr. Campbell says the poll also shows that Mr. Bunting is more likely to defeat the Andrew Holness led administration, as 36 % selected Mr. Bunting while 16 % selected Dr. Phillips.