Posted on 05/05/2005 2:09:15 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Tony Blair is on course to win an historic third term for Labour but with a much reduced majority, according to a joint BBC/ITV exit poll.
The poll suggests Mr Blair's majority will be reduced from 160 to 66.
The findings - based on 13,000 voters from 320 polling stations in marginal seats - were announced as polls closed in the 2005 general election.
Counting is now underway with the first results of the night expected shortly after 2300 BST.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
It's amazing how Democrat lies get taken for truth even here.
No, exit polls did NOT show Kerry in a landslide. Someone simply created an internet rumor that the first couple hours worth of exit poll data showed Kerry in a landslide. It was a poorly constructed hoax, with the state of Michigan even listed twice with bizarrely different data.
The official exit polls announced by the news media were very much on target with the actual results.
The big news is that 92 of the 94 seats lost went to the Tories. The anti-war Liberals gained only two seats, upping their share to a still measly 54 seats.
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