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LIVE THREAD: UK Election Results (Update - Early Exit Polls Show Tory Upset)
BBC ^ | May 5, 2005 | anonymous

Posted on 05/05/2005 7:59:15 AM PDT by tellw

The Vote is under way!


TOPICS: Breaking News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: blair; exitpolls; ukelection
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To: Mo1

It is 2:12 AM


1,561 posted on 05/05/2005 6:12:25 PM PDT by GiveEmDubya
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To: MadIvan

Hope you've loosened that blue silk tie by now! :-)

Good Tory show in Wales!


1,562 posted on 05/05/2005 6:12:46 PM PDT by Happygal (liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
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Has Dan Rather called the race there yet?


1,563 posted on 05/05/2005 6:13:06 PM PDT by Aleighanne
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To: Happygal

Now the Tory seats are starting to come in slowly.


1,564 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:01 PM PDT by GiveEmDubya
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To: Aleighanne
Has Dan Rather called the race there yet?

Has he called it here yet?

1,565 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:29 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Happygal

It was actually a good Independent show in Wales. The more contentious seats are yet to be decided.

Regards, Ivan


1,566 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:32 PM PDT by MadIvan (One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
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To: MadIvan

Clare Short ick, ick, ick, ick, spew, ick!

Hate that woman being returned! Ewwww!


1,567 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:39 PM PDT by Happygal (liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
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To: snugs; Windcatcher; GiveEmDubya

Thanks .. it's pretty late


1,568 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:41 PM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: Soul Seeker

LOL! The Clinton Curse! I love it when you think about and their delimma if he campaigns for her or not -- their track record of helping other people since he left office is nothing short of dismal.


1,569 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:41 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- J.C. for Oklahoma Governor -- Run J.C. Run; Allen in 2008)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

"Being as this is the first British election I've followed with anything approaching closeness, I'll certainly bow to the more learned. But more seats seems a good thing, at least to me. To become a true political force it seems to me this is what the Tories need."

It's true, but it's also true that to actually challenge to win it will be necesaary to gain a greater share of the vote in future. The worry is that a result that looks 'not bad' will lead some to believe that there was not much wrong with the manifesto and campaign that was put forward.

That would not be my view. It's a worry that, after 2 heavy defeats, the party still hasn't had the kind of ideological overhaul that Labour went through in a similar situation.


1,570 posted on 05/05/2005 6:14:56 PM PDT by Canard
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To: Aleighanne

"This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex."

--- Dan Rather


1,571 posted on 05/05/2005 6:15:15 PM PDT by RippleFire ("It's a joke, son!")
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To: MadIvan

Cardiff Central goes Lib Dem as I suspected.


1,572 posted on 05/05/2005 6:15:15 PM PDT by GiveEmDubya
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To: Windcatcher
The UK is 5 hours ahead of EST.

And British Summer Time is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time, so we're back to "normal." But Britain goes to Summer Time a week or so before we go to Daylight Savings Time, so there was some confusion for a while.

1,573 posted on 05/05/2005 6:15:27 PM PDT by southernnorthcarolina (UNC Tar Heels: NCAA Basketball Champions 1957/1982/1993/2005)
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To: MadIvan

When I saw the bloke in the orange jump suit, representing the 'bean party' - I thought of a future candidate! *LOL*

Only in Wales!


1,574 posted on 05/05/2005 6:15:45 PM PDT by Happygal (liberalism - a narrow tribal outlook largely founded on class prejudice)
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To: GiveEmDubya

I have seen Tony Blair after other elections and this time he looks a bit subdued. Already had a cabinet minister quit so this is not a very good night for him and the Labour Party IMHO.


1,575 posted on 05/05/2005 6:16:28 PM PDT by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- J.C. for Oklahoma Governor -- Run J.C. Run; Allen in 2008)
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To: PhiKapMom
LOL! The Clinton Curse! I love it when you think about and their delimma if he campaigns for her or not -- their track record of helping other people since he left office is nothing short of dismal.

Think Hellary will want him to work on her election ?

1,576 posted on 05/05/2005 6:16:37 PM PDT by Mo1 (Hey GOP ---- Not one Dime till Republicans grow a Spine !!)
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To: GiveEmDubya

"Cardiff Central goes Lib Dem as I suspected."

I live here. That was never in doubt, big student vote and the Lib Dems swept the council elections last year.


1,577 posted on 05/05/2005 6:16:42 PM PDT by Canard
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To: RippleFire

Checking in BUMP


1,578 posted on 05/05/2005 6:17:25 PM PDT by kanawa
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To: southernnorthcarolina

True...and now we're talking about going to EDT a month earlier (and to EST a month later), which will really cause confusion.


1,579 posted on 05/05/2005 6:17:45 PM PDT by Windcatcher
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To: Miss Marple; snugs; All

He is more popular here in the US than in his own country LOL!

Snugs if he was smart he should get rid of BBC funding

Even Eastenders on PBS start sucks LATELY LOL!


1,580 posted on 05/05/2005 6:17:45 PM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in, it for truth, justice, and the American way,"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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