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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
8. This is for real
Thu Dec 12, 2019, 06:12 PM
Dec 2019

They are predicting an 86 seat majority. The only good thing is that with such a large majority he can block the real brexit nutters that want a no deal.
Of course this might change and drop a bit. But based on this exit poll, Labour is locked out for a decade at least and Brexit is happening. I am too old for this shit.

I concur, that's shocking. OnDoutside Dec 2019 #1
Sooo getting my Irish passport! Soph0571 Dec 2019 #3
My sister works for the Irish passport service and they were flooded with enquiries after OnDoutside Dec 2019 #9
Seriously, I come from a traditional Unionist family Soph0571 Dec 2019 #12
No harm to have both, as you are entitled to. OnDoutside Dec 2019 #19
Let's hope they got the same pollsters Turbineguy Dec 2019 #2
BBC are normally reasonably accurate Soph0571 Dec 2019 #4
I understand they have promised Turbineguy Dec 2019 #10
Heh Soph0571 Dec 2019 #13
Polls seem to be losing accuracy with each big election... VarryOn Dec 2019 #54
And Corbyn ran on health care RandySF Dec 2019 #5
Yeah he did. But this was a Brexit Eelection.... Soph0571 Dec 2019 #6
Yes, those decades of dumbing down education and news has OnDoutside Dec 2019 #22
How secure is the voting system? 2naSalit Dec 2019 #7
This is for real Soph0571 Dec 2019 #8
Pretty secure - this is paper ballot voting muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #14
Thanks. 2naSalit Dec 2019 #16
If it does pan out as predicted, it's a poison chalice. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #11
The only comfort is that he could block of the ERG no brexit bollocks Soph0571 Dec 2019 #15
I'm still going to wait for the actual results. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #20
Andrew Marr just made a good point... Soph0571 Dec 2019 #23
Well, if all this is true, the majority in those seats have bought into Johnson's nonsense, Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #31
It looks like Jo might be losing hers... Soph0571 Dec 2019 #33
That wouldn't surprise me at all. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #36
I hate to say this... BooScout Dec 2019 #17
I agree...they turned their leadership election.. VarryOn Dec 2019 #55
Ugh. geardaddy Dec 2019 #18
I wonder if Jo Swinson will lose her seat muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #21
That will be one of the more interesting calls of the night Soph0571 Dec 2019 #24
The Guardian is catching up with us muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #28
Bloody hell Soph0571 Dec 2019 #30
Of that lot, I'd particularly love Dumfries and Galloway to go SNP (or anyone else). Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #35
Ugh. Alistair Jack holds Dumfries & Galloway. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #78
I'm really sorry. This is incredibly disastrous. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #25
I actually am sitting here with a knot in my stomach on this. Soph0571 Dec 2019 #26
They are predicting that Corbym will have a worse defeat than Micheal Foot. Soph0571 Dec 2019 #27
this is a preview of our 2020 election AlexSFCA Dec 2019 #29
I wish I didn't agree with you, Alex. But I do. hedda_foil Dec 2019 #44
It is a warning sign, that's for sure. mwooldri Dec 2019 #50
Doh! StrictlyRockers Dec 2019 #32
Good lord, what the hell is going on? Afromania Dec 2019 #34
People do not like Corbyn and don't trust him. So much so that many voted for a buffoon. RelativelyJones Dec 2019 #37
Nick Cohen on Jess Phillips... Soph0571 Dec 2019 #38
Jess Phillips is extremely impressive. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #39
She kicks arse Soph0571 Dec 2019 #41
I've no idea why Cohen thinks Phillips might be a winner. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #40
Maybe they will see the light... move back to centre Left and vote in a woman Soph0571 Dec 2019 #42
There are a few others in and around the Labour front bench I could see Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #43
Maybe abrasive is what they need right now Soph0571 Dec 2019 #45
Do you like Alison McGovern at all? Mike 03 Dec 2019 #48
Maybe. I've always found her too scattershot, and she has a bad reputation as a team player, Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #51
Blythe Valley to the Tory's Soph0571 Dec 2019 #60
I'll be staying up for the bulk of the Scottish results. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #61
Workington went Tory Soph0571 Dec 2019 #63
... Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #66
Fucking hell Soph0571 Dec 2019 #67
Many here complained about Tony Blair being too conservative Polybius Dec 2019 #76
Puke Alert: BBC World Service interviewing Farage. Mike 03 Dec 2019 #46
Now brexit is gone he is going to start the 'reform' party Soph0571 Dec 2019 #49
Unhappy but not surprised. mwooldri Dec 2019 #47
I wrote an article about this being 1983 all over again Soph0571 Dec 2019 #52
The Tory's have taken Blythe Valley Soph0571 Dec 2019 #53
They say whole areas have turned . Sunderland reduced lunasun Dec 2019 #57
These results are terrible Kitchari Dec 2019 #56
People tend towards authoritarianism cilla4progress Dec 2019 #58
I'm glad I went to GB when it was sane kimbutgar Dec 2019 #59
This is the 2nd referendum and we have lost Soph0571 Dec 2019 #62
I think a major part of this.... T_i_B Dec 2019 #83
Oh shit! BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #64
The democrats need to learn the lessons from this Soph0571 Dec 2019 #65
Nigel Dodds has been given the boot in North Belfast Soph0571 Dec 2019 #68
Zac Goldsmith loses to the Lib Dems in Richmond Park. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #69
Caroline Flint out in Don Valley Soph0571 Dec 2019 #70
By the end she was a hardcore Brexiteer T_i_B Dec 2019 #80
Jo Swinson loses her seat. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #71
posted at the same time on this Soph0571 Dec 2019 #73
SNP partisanship aside, I think it's no secret I never rated Swinson. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #75
SNP now up to 35 seats out of 38 declared, so 50+ doesn't seem to be out of the question. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #77
I think she would have been forced out if she held her seat T_i_B Dec 2019 #82
Maybe. I heard noises before she lost her seat that they might stick with her for the long haul. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #84
No point in just saying "we are the party of remain" T_i_B Dec 2019 #87
Considering this has been billed as "The Brexit Election", the level of debate has been appalling. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #88
Very true T_i_B Dec 2019 #89
It's not about debate, it's all about propaganda. Ghost Dog Dec 2019 #94
Unsurprising Labour hold in Edinburgh South by Ian Murray. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #79
Final tally in Scotland: Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #86
Jo Swinson is out by a whisker Soph0571 Dec 2019 #72
Apparently Scotland and much of Northern Ireland is sending the UK MarcA Dec 2019 #74
Already I hear Scottish separatist voices advocating Ghost Dog Dec 2019 #95
I now have a Tory MP again T_i_B Dec 2019 #81
Labour retain Sheffield Hallam T_i_B Dec 2019 #85
The Beast of Bolsover is no more T_i_B Dec 2019 #90
I heard he was too ill to campaign, which won't have helped. Denzil_DC Dec 2019 #91
It's not the only issue T_i_B Dec 2019 #92
Sadly, the harbinger of much bad coming Britain's way Pachamama Dec 2019 #93
Tories held Winchester - majority down from 10,000 to 1,000 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #96
Full list of all the MPs who have lost their seats Soph0571 Dec 2019 #97
No way back for defecting MPs as all 11 fail in bid to win re-election Soph0571 Dec 2019 #98
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