Exit Poll Suggests Tories Have Lost Majority

[jim360]

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[naomi24]

Gromit at 08.08, who's arguing? Not me. I accept the result of any democratic ballot.

[anneasquith]

Oh how we scoffed at exit polls at 10 pm last night . bye bye Mrs. May .

[naomi24]

anneasquith, who scoffed?

[youngmafbog]

I dont see anyone scoffing or arguing.

Some odd posts being put up!

[Zacs-Master]

Do you think we'll ever go back to 'normal' politics i.e. Where people vote for the party they believe will do the best for the country, rather than this tactical / 'fingers up' to the establishment voting which ends up with a complete mess like this?

[dannyk13]

In a word, no.

[Zacs-Master]

That would be my conclusion also. Unfortunately.

[Old_Geezer]

I thnk we all hoped they were wrong and expected they might be. Turns out it was as big a Tory disaster as the exit polls indicated. Still difficult to understand how they could throw away a lead so efficiently.

But as the commentators on the TV has said, what with possible DUP support and FS not wanting to turn up, the Tories are probably not in quite so much mire as might be the case.

[AB Editor]

"Do you think we'll ever go back to 'normal' politics i.e. Where people vote for the party they believe will do the best for the country, rather than this tactical / 'fingers up' to the establishment voting which ends up with a complete mess like this?"

I voted on my convictions, not on an attempt to "block" anyone in particular.

[Zacs-Master]

I didn't claim everyone had voted that way Ed.

[scooping]

Maybe Corbyn could cobble together a coalition with Hamas, Hezbollah and the Continuity IRA.

[murraymints]

I fess up..my vote was tactical in Scotland..and it had the desired effect.....many fellow Scots did the same....

[youngmafbog]

Sadly no Zacs, at least not in the immediate future anyway.

[Zacs-Master]

Strange times YMB, strange times.

[naomi24]

Zacs at 08:40, doubtful.

[Peter Pedant]

// anneasquith, who scoffed?//

oh I did. I dont have the need to rewrite history. - see my post - "Dimbleby almost crying because the results are not what he liked - pundits predicting like Mystic Meg...."
The first two results ( only one before 11 I think - for slow thinkers that means " only one result of the election was declared before eleven o'clock on polling day" ) had been outliers

and this time we find the exit polls were spot on

which is kinda a pity as minority govts are classically weak and we have important Brexit negotiations in front of us

As Nigh said delphically a few weeks ago about something
" we will have to wait and see"

[ The above was a comment on the general election that occurred yesterday. The English used was not too difficult for the usual suspects, was it? I did supply explanatory notes for the difficult bits]

[Zacs-Master]

Fundemole PP. Completly understanderd the messopotage and thrusting jollymould of your postage. Deep joy again. Mainly.

[murraymints]

roger that PP ! xx

[murraymints]

or Rodger ?

[Peter Pedant]

// Do you think we'll ever go back to 'normal' politics?//Ed

very perceptive comment Ed nestling like a rare flower amongst the weeds bleating "wot dat den ? Dat Theresa May she no good yeah".
[oh come on I had to say that - he is teacher and I want to be teacher's pet]

But do you think that this 'two fingers to politicians who dont do what you want' is at all a bad thing ?

that is ....two finger voting becomes the new normal

[ is that too complex a thought for the usual AB suspect ?
I know Ed understands ....]