To think Count Binface is doing a great job in the Clacton by-election?

Crikey, this reminds me of a notorious academic's research sample. Most of the country isn't represented on MN.

Reform is not a political party (ie where there are members who can vote on party policies, elect a leader eg.) It's a limited company. Farage is showing us loud and clear that he does not believe in democracy ie people other than him having a say. He's a very, very dangerous man.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/clacton-by-election-polls-nigel-farage-count-binface-b3030895.html

A survey by Survation for Mandate Research of voters in Clacton suggests Mr Farage would win 73 per cent of the vote , while his main rival Count Binface, could sweep up an estimated 20 per cent of the vote.
In an Ipsos poll asking the general public who they would vote for in a hyperthetical head-to-head, a third (33 per cent) of British adults said they would prefer Count Binface to win the race, while only 21 per cent back the Reform UK leader.

I hadn't seen latest Clacton only one - if 73% came out to vote for him I do think he could say he's got some sort of victory - would be higher than last election but dulled by major parties not standing against him.

The parlimentary investigation will resume - though it may not come to another by election but it could. I do think this will be brought up again and again to ridicule him and the election night photos may also haunt him in future.

It's why I don't trust the more general polls - the consitutients of clacton on sea are different to main UK voting population.

I don't think binface will win - I think he will damage and has damaged Farage and reform across the wider electorate.

Agreed. I was thinking earlier if the whole voting populace of England were given a straight Binface/Farage ticket, the Count would walk it. Clacton is different (and of course they have the right to vote for who they want) but if everyone who didn't bother voting last time and everyone who voted Labour/Lib Dem/Tory/Green turns out for him on Thursday, he could beat Farage.

Binjuice, he uses refined binjuice.

It’s a thought a lot of us have. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t

Good job it's only a thought you have and not conclusive evidence.

The absolute beauty of the count binface campaign is that he doesn’t have to win.

He just needs to pose enough of a credible threat that Reform has to seriously and genuinely defend itself against a bin. The campaign is the punishment! Although I would love it if he wins.

A reform win by a narrow margin against a bin is not the “proof of support by the people” that Nigel is looking for.

I would love to know whether this has happened by chance, or whether the main parties all cooked this up with count binface to break some of reforms popularist vote.

I live in the area and Farage and his cronies are running scared. They are knocking on doors every day and the amount of leaflets is enough to destroy a rainforest. I suspect he will still win but it's been fun watching Reform panic!

@EmailsaysOOO did Binface turn up at church in the actual bin?

There is a possible upside whatever happens. If by concerted effort Count Binface won, it would be absolutely amazing and a humiliation for Farage plus I think Binface has committed to doing the best job possible for Clacton. But if Farage wins, as he almost certainly will, there will be excellent footage of him with all the joke candidates, the investigation restarts, and he’s back in Parliament where he is actually subject to rules and constraints that clip his wings a bit.

My MIL is in the constituency and she says Count Binface has attended her church recently. She's so impressed that she's seriously considering voting for him. Either that or she'll abstain. She's annoyed that Farage triggered the election. She's generally a solid conservative voted. My flabber was ghast when she told me all this .

😂😂😂 He’s such a knob 😂😂😂

I live in one of the villages in the constituency. Am often out and about driving through some of the neighbouring villages. It’s bloody depressing how many “I’m with Nigel” and “Reform” boards are up outside houses. I love living here, but Nigel seems really popular sadly.

One house I drove past has a great Binface display on the grass verge, a few boards and a very large bin with a face.

I voted today (postal vote). Opening the ballot paper felt like unrolling a medieval scroll it was so long 😂.

Binface got my vote. I don’t think it will do any good, but I can dream for a couple of days. I’m just praying that, if Farage wins, then the investigation is conducted asap and that he’ll be forced to go.

More people voted against him than for him in 2024. How many times can Clacton go through the vicious circle of electing Farage, the investigation being rekindled, him being suspended and another by-election? It has to end somewhere. Even if the conclusion is Farage getting tired of it and giving up.

They will still lose in all likehood. The people of Clacton love Farage for some reason. They have priced in his corruption.

For now, I'm cheering on Binface.

Why would they? Of course they’d stand. They’ve already explicitly said they will.

Badenoch, who is the North West Essex MP, continued: "When the proper process has run its course and there is a genuine contest, we will be there.

"I will put forward a serious candidate who understands that representing Clacton is a job — someone who turns up, listens, holds meetings and works for the people who live here.

"When the real choice comes, the Conservatives will be there and I hope we can earn your support."

I doubt they would stand. They would still lose,