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Dude from YouGov on now… he seems calm enough.
beer anyone?
I've gone straight to gin, these are dark times...
I'm wondering how the popular vote will stack up given the peculiarities of the FPTP
It's the Marr puppet, oh that's brighten my mood.
Hmmm. Why didn't he mention his own poll then?
[quote=camo16 ]Good news there aracer
Wasn't looking forward to a permanent Tory state.
I wouldn't rely on it too much, things have changed since 2001 (they didn't manage it without Scotland in 2005 - though they'd have had enough for a coalition with the Lib Dems), but the numbers certainly aren't impossible for them given a more popular leader and better campaign.
In any case the fundamental way politics works in this country tends to prevent one party holding power permanently - see mid 90s when Tories got complacent and started arguing amongst themselves whilst Labour stole their ground.
Kellner and Ashdown seem pretty happy that the poll is wrong to me.
yougov sample 6,000 exit poll 22,000
booze update: my gin is much better with lemonade than with tonic. WEIRD!
But will Al Murray beat Farage?!?
I'm so unbelievably disappointed in the in the public if that exit poll is true.
Harriet seemed far too willing to accept the exit poll. She seemed to give it a ton of credence.
Sounds like the Tories are taking it pretty seriously too.
I guess they ought to know, but it seems a bit premature to me.
Calmed down a little now that Gove's gone. Am currently drinking LBV Port, lime infused tonic, ice… quaff-tastic.
YouGov has not done an exit poll. A re-contact survey today simply gave us no reason to change our final numbers from yesterday.
But will Al Murray beat Farage?!?
Please god yes!!!
@jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam
My gin is in 3 measures mixed with 1 of vodka and 1/2 of lillet, shaken with a thin slice of lemon... given the exit poll... not strong enough.
I presume the major parties have been taking their own exit polls and that the BBC one generally agrees with theirs.
[quote=steveoath ]But will Al Murray beat Farage?!?
6-2, 2-6, 6-0
My gin is in 3 measures mixed with 1 of vodka and 1/2 of lillet, shaken with a thin slice of lemon... given the exit poll... not strong enough.
mine's 50/50 gin/lemonade, no mucking about. It's pretty good gin tho
UKIP bloke is saying exit polls are wrong. Given my usual criteria for credence of anything UKIP say, that pretty much settles it for me.
Electoral Calculus Exit Poll: CON = 280, LAB = 274, LIB DEM = 21, SNP = 52.
i really don't get the ukips, their whole thing is akin to shitting in your own bed
Maybe, just maybe the Scottish wipeout + a tory 'win' will force Labour to start listening to the core vote it has abandoned?
Given up, now watching C4 - marginally funnier.
What core vote?
I'm guessing he's on about the working classes, matey.
rogerthecat - Member
Given up, now watching C4 - marginally funnier.
david mitchell should not have a beard and i say this as a long time beard haver and advocate
Labour hold oop North somewheres
Her speech sounds a little like the Oscars' best cinematography award. "I'd like to thank my agent…" 😯
Monkey wearing a red rosette territory though.
Why were the police needed to ensure a peaceful count???
What's been going on?
That is actually an interesting result I think.
Crikey ... Sunderland has gone red army by 21,218 with UKIP in 2nd and Tories 3rd ...
Bloody hell Sunderland are you waiting for hand outs?
7% swing to UKIP from Labour in Sunderland. *sigh*
LibDems in getting a shoeing non-shocka in Sunderland South.
Ha. Lib dems lost their deposit. Hope that bodes badly for Cleggs seat
i would like to reiterate my stance on david mitchell's beard: he should not have it.
Bloody hell Sunderland are you waiting for hand outs?
What does this mean?
paulosoxo - MemberBloody hell Sunderland are you waiting for hand outs?
What does this mean?
Don't look for meaning in a chewkw post.
paulosoxo - Member
Bloody hell Sunderland are you waiting for hand outs?
What does this mean?
Going red (communist) which means it is pointless to improve but waiting to share ... 🙄 Ya, stop blaming lack of investment etc ...
I'm guessing he's on about the working classes, matey.
I think it's gone
Going red (communist) which means it is pointless to improve but waiting to share ...
What do you mean?
[quote=rogerthecat ]Given up, now watching C4 - marginally funnier.
Gove is on again - unfortunately the weather is buggering up my C4 reception or I'd be joining you (really must get up on the roof and sort out the antenna).
I think it's gone
Nope, they're what we now call "decent hard-working families" now. That's just semantics.
Some of the candidates and party workers on the BBC Wales programme are much more polished and presenting themselves better than the actual BBC staff, some of whom look like volunteers...
[quote=paulosoxo ]Going red (communist) which means it is pointless to improve but waiting to share ...
What do you mean?
See zigzag's post
paulosoxo - Member
Going red (communist) which means it is pointless to improve but waiting to share ...
What do you mean?
Work harder and get off the sofa ... no matter which govt is in power the region remains the same ... struggling ...
chewkw, do you have any idea of the voting history of Sunderland?
He's obviously got no idea of the political history of the whole North East with a comment like that.