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Fuck are exit polls always right?

474 replies

notmuchtooffer · 12/12/2019 22:03

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MrsAgassi · 12/12/2019 22:10

If Labour had gone to the polls without JC at the helm I think it would've been a different (expected) result.

midnightmisssuki · 12/12/2019 22:10

I hope so!

countdowntochristmas · 12/12/2019 22:10

No not usually but just discussed with dh and he said the referendum vote exit poll was remain so hopeful it may not be true .
I can't get my head around anyone voting for Boris Hmm

ooooohbetty · 12/12/2019 22:10

Hopefully. I feel relieved at the moment.

GoGoLego · 12/12/2019 22:10

There's a bit of wiggle room but not a massive amount

bakabakabeyond · 12/12/2019 22:10

People are uncaring. We suck as a race. I'm embarrassed!

Writersblock2 · 12/12/2019 22:10

Hope it’s right! Grin

NickelADimeCandy · 12/12/2019 22:11

Surely labour haven't lost 71 seats...?

I don't know why that is a surprise. Labour has 2 huge problems - Corbyn and McDonnell. They need to ditch them and find a new Blair.

BMW6 · 12/12/2019 22:11

I feel sick. Devastated. Can’t believe people believe Boris the liar.

What makes you think they believe Boris The Liar?

He may be just the less shitty in their opinion! This election really was a choice between Dumb and Dumber. Maybe they just picked Dumb.

M3lon · 12/12/2019 22:11

yep that's bye bye NHS, bye bye EU, hello Trump towers.

well at least it will get everything over with. Then when the magical Brexit dividend fails to materialise and all those working class people have the conservative government they voted for, they will begin to understand what they have done.

See you in 5 years time.

Keepmewarm · 12/12/2019 22:11

The world is drunk

Unusualsuspicion · 12/12/2019 22:11

The only meagre plus is that Labour might come to its senses now and elect a competent, moderate leader who has half a hope of winning an election.

moreturkeyforme · 12/12/2019 22:12

Fairly accurate apparently.

IamEarthymama · 12/12/2019 22:12

I am terrified, I work with the poorest people in society and this will drive more of them into absolute poverty.
I wanted hope for the Future.

RoomR0613 · 12/12/2019 22:12

It's horrible.

But it needed to happen.

Corbyn was never going to be able to win a majority. A hung parliament forever gets nothing done. It's been stagnant stalemate.

The Tory's can now do their worst, Labour can elect someone electable and able to properly challenge the, and in 5 years time most of us will be poorer, our public services will be decimated and the shittiness of Brexit will have hit home.

Then we can start again on a proper footing without Brexit muddling everything.

Solihooley · 12/12/2019 22:12

I feel sick too. How could we hand that imbecile a vast majority?! I genuinely want to leave the U.K.

Wingingitsince2018 · 12/12/2019 22:12

Absolutely gutted, but somehow not surprised.

How anyone can think Boris Johnson is the best option for PM astounds me, but Donald Trump is president so...

Shoppingwithmother · 12/12/2019 22:12

Already opened the champagne!

howells · 12/12/2019 22:13

Samcro, they stop a proportion of voters (something like every 10 voters) as they are leaving the polling stations in certain constituencies (selected to try and give an accurate picture) and ask them to re-create their ballot paper (so it is a secret ballot).

BMW6 · 12/12/2019 22:13

I don't know why that is a surprise. Labour has 2 huge problems - Corbyn and McDonnell.

I disagree - they have at least 3. You forgot Momentum.

lovelyupnorth · 12/12/2019 22:13

Only difference is maybe tactical voting.

ScreamingValalalalahLalalalah · 12/12/2019 22:13
Sad
Oblomov19 · 12/12/2019 22:13

Cons 368
Lab 191

How fucking depressing!
Sad

Zzzz19 · 12/12/2019 22:13

Labour only have themselves to blame for this. The stories were ripe for the taking but things have moved on and no way are less than staunch voters of the party going to vote for Corbyn. Hopefully he will go, they will rebuild and the Tories will implode at some point again like they always do. Labour are way too heavily influenced by the Unions and their currently very left wing membership.

Samcro · 12/12/2019 22:13

I have to say I don't understand the whole thing
There was no one at our polling station.
So how do they make. This stuff up. Surely they have to go to every station

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