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LIVE THREAD: UK Election Results (Update - Early Exit Polls Show Tory Upset)
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| 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: snugs
I never trust any polls ;^)! I suspect they won't be born out. Somebody posted a link to an article that talked about low Labor turnout, but that might have been from when it was still early.
How much longer are the polls open?
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:19 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Hillary's Chappaquiddick. Check it out at: www.Hillcap.org)
To: gopwinsin04
I hope the BBC exit polls are better than the ones in the US favoring John Kerry in early afternoon!
I am reminded of a quote by Roger Ailes, head of Fox News, who answered a question from a Congressional inquiry into 2000 election coverage about why polls were so off. He said:
When Republicans come out of polls, if you ask them a question, they tend to think its none of your business and Democrats want to share their feelings
If these are exit polls showing Tories winning and the Ailes theorem applies, it should be a blow-out.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:22 AM PDT
by
Republican Red
(DU: ''Reality sucks. That's the problem. We want another reality.'')
To: Canard
I can't find anything on turnout or exit polls.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:23 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: Paradox
I think CSpan will be covering it later
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:27 AM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME - Vote Conservative 5th May 2005)
To: Howlin
What is the story here so far? Is Blair losing -- and if he does, is that bad for us? Rush stated in his first hour that the Tories in the UK may be headed for an historic upset, according to exit polls. No one knows if Rush was being tongue in cheek or not.
Polls in the UK close at 5:00 Eastern time, and then we shall see.
If Micheal Howard(torie) does get in as PM, IMO, it would be a case of possible greatness in history being thrust upon him.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:56 AM PDT
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: prairiebreeze
Thank you for that comment Prairie
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:11:56 AM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME - Vote Conservative 5th May 2005)
To: stanz
Cut taxes, cut defense spending, ...?
To: Dane
We'd be joining the Australians in having a Conservative PM named Howard.
Not that I mind them setting a trend...
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:12:49 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: snugs; MadIvan
Waston made the point above that I was going to make, most of the time it is absoluetly unheard of for a conservative canidate to be have the exit polling going in his favor and then have it turn around that evening.
In fact the conservatives may end up getting even more votes.
To: MadIvan; snugs
I've iced down a sixer of Newcastle Brown Ale in anticipation of an upset. If not...well, I'll drink it anyway! ;o)
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:13:24 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(If you must filibuster, let the Constitution do the talkin')
To: concerned about politics
I am interested what made you think of our country as poor and something out of the 1950s, serious question I am always inerested in what other people think of my country.
We are in fact the 4th richest country in the world as Michael Howard keeps reminding us and telling us to behave as such.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:13:57 AM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME - Vote Conservative 5th May 2005)
To: concerned about politics
Our polls had Kerry a shoe-in until the normal people had a chance to vote. ROFL! I love the way you put this.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:14:07 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(God bless FReepers Dix and Texas Cowboy)
To: Canard
I would venture a guess that Rush is getting his numbers from the Washington Times' Tony Blankley, who frequently guests on that McLaughlin program.
To: Canard
It is a criminal offense to publish any information in the UK on how people have voted before the polls close.
The two pollsters doing the exit poll, MORI and NOP, will forward information on exit polls during the day to the two main news networks, BBC and ITN. Someone may have got round the criminal offense by forwarding the information to people in America, where they can then be "published".
All this is quite strange.
To: GreenLanternCorps
Oh indeed. But in my constituency, they don't count the Tory votes, they weigh them - Tyrie won't have any problems. I find him totally uninspiring, but never mind.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:15:38 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: Sinner6
Conservative in Britain is also for less government involvement in your life less centralization and more local control.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:16:07 AM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME - Vote Conservative 5th May 2005)
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To: Canard
Has anyone actually seen these mythical exit polls? The only people who will be doing exit polls are BBC, ITN and Sky News and there's no way they'll release before the polls close. I've seen nothing on any British news source on this.
Is Rush the only one commenting on these polls? Is he "punking" his listeners?!?!?!
To: gary_b_UK
They can comment on turnout, I believe - that's the bit I find interesting. I haven't found anything on that.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:16:28 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: Dane
I know so little about their politics. I hope it doesn't hurt our friendship with them.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:16:42 AM PDT
by
Howlin
(North Carolina, where beer kegs are registered and illegal aliens run free.)
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