UK General Election, June 8th 2017

[Devout Centrist]

Seems like the mail will play a subtle understated role this campaign:

Good luck you poor f**ks.

At least our leaders can't get harmful stuff passed.

[Devout Centrist]

This is embarrassing

[Devout Centrist]

Westminster voting intention:
Daily Mail: CON
The Sun: CON
Telegraph: CON
The Guardian: CON !!!
Via Guardian/ICM  (May 5-6)

Quite something

Mother of God

[Devout Centrist]

As contentious as the Iraq war was, I find it funny that its aftermath still impacts British political discourse, but it rarely comes up in America.

[Devout Centrist]

Everyone's favorite analysts, The Political Compass, have released their hot UK takes.

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"Losing is a good thing!"

[Devout Centrist]

"This stance was determined by analyzing the answers of voters that have said they most identify with this political party"

LOL Isidewith

[Devout Centrist]

hung parliament imminent

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May's gonna panic and the bloodletting will increase.

[Devout Centrist]

May: "We'll prosecute anyone who attempts to watch or recreate facesitting pornography. In addition, fish and chips will be criminalized!"

[Devout Centrist]

I have averaged out all of the polls taken over the last week, and I am seeing that the potential gains that the conservatives had are all but gone, except in Scotland, which is where I think most of the action will be next Wednesday, although there will be quite a few in England that will be interesting.

Could get worse for the Tories if the polls narrow. Would be absolutely hilarious to see them lose seats.

[Devout Centrist]

Yougov.  CON 42 LAB 39 ... gap of 3

YouGov is wrong, I bet

[Devout Centrist]

I think this election was never about winning a huge number of seats (even if that was indeed expected and seen as a nice side-effect) and always about buying time (i.e. two years) in government to mitigate the negative effects of Brexit. Suppose Brexit goes wrong and there is an election in 2020. Voters would (rightfully) blame the Tories and they could have been out of power for more than a decade.

Yeah well, if this backfires and they end up with a coalition or a minority, the Tories are far worse off.