peterl
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Post by peterl on Apr 4, 2019 22:04:32 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Apr 4, 2019 22:08:04 GMT
Plaid deploying their electoral experts there. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Apr 4, 2019 22:24:13 GMT
If UKIP do take second place it will confirm the recognition factor of the public. There must be a lot of people who still think Farage is its leader, and have never heard of the Brexit Party - which wouldn't be good news for Farage.
With the benefit of hindsight he would have been better staying on as UKIP leader and exerting greater influence on government policy instead of declaring "mission accomplished" as soon as the referendum result was known.
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clyde1998
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Post by clyde1998 on Apr 4, 2019 22:35:41 GMT
If UKIP do take second place it will confirm the recognition factor of the public. There must be a lot of people who still think Farage is its leader, and have never heard of the Brexit Party - which wouldn't be good news for Farage. With the benefit of hindsight he would have been better staying on as UKIP leader and exerting greater influence on government policy instead of declaring "mission accomplished" as soon as the referendum result was known. |
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Post by neilm on Apr 4, 2019 23:13:00 GMT
If UKIP do take second place it will confirm the recognition factor of the public. There must be a lot of people who still think Farage is its leader, and have never heard of the Brexit Party - which wouldn't be good news for Farage. With the benefit of hindsight he would have been better staying on as UKIP leader and exerting greater influence on government policy instead of declaring "mission accomplished" as soon as the referendum result was known. Given that Brexit weren't running, we can't tell what the impact of Farage appearing in the constituency etc would have been. I think it's the core message that appeals here rather than the leader. |
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clyde1998
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Post by clyde1998 on Apr 4, 2019 23:20:08 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Apr 4, 2019 23:20:17 GMT
Turnout 37.1%. Not rock bottom by any means.
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Post by nelson on Apr 4, 2019 23:21:52 GMT
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Post by Andrew_S on Apr 4, 2019 23:27:25 GMT
I would class 37.1% as a fairly respectable turnout for a by-election. Remember the 19% turnout in Leeds Central in 1999?
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Post by No Offence Alan on Apr 4, 2019 23:37:22 GMT
Turnout 37.1%. Not rock bottom by any means. Harder to get a really low turnout these days with the prevalence of postal votes. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 23:39:06 GMT
BBC are speculating endlessly about the cause of low turnout - without mentioning how many people considered this a forgone conclusion, the shit weather, the previous low turnouts in the constituency, or the fact that it isn't really that low.
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Post by greenhert on Apr 4, 2019 23:42:22 GMT
I would class 37.1% as a fairly respectable turnout for a by-election. Remember the 19% turnout in Leeds Central in 1999? What about the even lower turnout of 18.2% in Manchester Central in 2012? (NB: Manchester Central also had the lowest turnout in Britain at the 2010 general election).
Given the number of candidates in Newport West I was expecting a turnout of 45-50%, although Brexit coverage has completely overshadowed it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 23:43:00 GMT
Should we expect a result relatively soon?
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Post by Andrew_S on Apr 4, 2019 23:44:48 GMT
BBC are speculating endlessly about the cause of low turnout - without mentioning how many people considered this a forgone conclusion, the shit weather, the previous low turnouts in the constituency, or the fact that it isn't really that low. I didn't think by-election coverage could get much worse, but if they're going on about this being a low turnout it shows they haven't been studying by-elections very carefully. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 23:47:49 GMT
Apparently they're now going through doubtful and spoilt ballots....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 0:00:15 GMT
Ian Craig from the South Wales Argus says that the counters appear to have stopped counting.
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edgbaston
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Post by edgbaston on Apr 5, 2019 0:02:49 GMT
Neil Hamilton thinks George Soros could be funding a campaign in Newport West LOL
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Post by ElectionMapsUK on Apr 5, 2019 0:09:13 GMT
Neil Hamilton thinks George Soros could be funding a campaign in Newport West LOL Of course he does... Breaking my #imparitality for one second - what an absolute moron. |
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Post by curiousliberal on Apr 5, 2019 0:10:41 GMT
Neil Hamilton thinks George Soros could be funding a campaign in Newport West LOL I would say he is getting his excuses in early, but after the voting has finished is a little late. At least he's a proud Woolfe-ian UKIPPer when it comes to timing. |
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peterl
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Post by peterl on Apr 5, 2019 0:11:41 GMT
Not a strong interview to be sure.
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