Jon the Hat Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I'm not sure they'll get a majority. Sunderland was such a safe seat that many Labour voters wouldn't have even voted That argument works both ways though doesn't it...
Guest Bilo Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I could have won that seat for Labour in that constituency. Hell, an ape could have won it. The worry for Labour must be the 12% drop in votes in one of their safest seats, if they've lost 12% in Sunderland they must be shaking like shitting dogs about what's going to happen to them in the marginals.
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Find it hard that voters stick by labour after the last 13 years. Just incredible. This is why the age of voting should be kept at 18!
FoxyPV Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Best case scenario. - I like your style 2-0 Labour but Tories to try and form a minority govt (20/30 short of majority)
Jordan Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Wow. Exit polling is a bit unpredictable right now. That plus the controversies about people being shut out of voting at certain poll stations remind this American of a few of his Election Day nights As a true-blue registered Democratic voter and supporter in the U.S., I'm pulling for Labour as a lesser-of-all-evils choice... though the likely hung parliament makes me think that if the Tories can't form a majority government this time, they'll be able to do it when a next election is called soon enough. I'm watching on the BBC--from where are y'all getting your election news?
Benji Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I'm not being funny but those that got told to move on after 10pm, was a 7am to 10pm window really not enough? I know people work long shifts and have busy lives, and i know our polling station was VERY slow with only 1 stupid woman picking out addresses, but to start queuing 10 minutes before the deadline? Still think they should have been allowed to vote but they've got themselves to blame. EDIT: that's not to say those that voted somewhere where ballot papers ran out were at fault haha
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Wow. Exit polling is a bit unpredictable right now. That plus the controversies about people being shut out of voting at certain poll stations remind this American of a few of his Election Day nights As a true-blue registered Democratic voter and supporter in the U.S., I'm pulling for Labour as a lesser-of-all-evils choice... though the likely hung parliament makes me think that if the Tories can't form a majority government this time, they'll be able to do it when a next election is called soon enough. I'm watching on the BBC--from where are y'all getting your election news? The exit poll is postal vote based I'm led to believe so surely that's biased towards the tories
Guest Bilo Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 The exit poll is postal vote based I'm led to believe so surely that's biased towards the tories I'm pretty sure Dimbleby said the exit polls didn't include postal votes, and respondents were asked after leaving polling stations. Hence the name EXIT poll. Could be wrong though.
FoxyPV Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Benji - with you on that one. BBC is the only way to go Jordan. Flicking between the national and Northern Ireland election news.
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I'm not being funny but those that got told to move on after 10pm, was a 7am to 10pm window really not enough? I know people work long shifts and have busy lives, and i know our polling station was VERY slow with only 1 stupid woman picking out addresses, but to start queuing 10 minutes before the deadline? Still think they should have been allowed to vote but they've got themselves to blame Most of those late were students without their polling cards so I suspect an early rag week prank. It does seem to have been orchestrated.
Jordan Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 The exit poll is postal vote based I'm led to believe so surely that's biased towards the tories If the British term for "exit polling" is the same as ours, wouldn't that be an opinion poll taken of people that have just voted? Labour has taken the first three declared sears (apparently as expected though) but the swing in votes to the Conservatives from last election may indicate Mr. Cameron is a little closer to forming an outright Tory majority than everybody thought earlier. Still a VERY small sample size, but either way, yeah, looks like it's gonna be a loooonnngggg night for Labour--and not in a good way.
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I'm pretty sure Dimbleby said the exit polls didn't include postal votes, and respondents were asked after leaving polling stations. Hence the name EXIT poll. Could be wrong though. Postal votes have been used for exit polls for some years now so I'm pretty sure it's still the case. I may be wrong
Guest Bilo Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Postal votes have been used for exit polls for some years now so I'm pretty sure it's still the case. I may be wrong In all fairness, I'm partly basing it on this seeing as I could easily have misheard. Exit Poll
Ford Super Sunday Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Vince Cable said they didn't take into account postal votes So.... someones right and someones wrong
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 In all fairness, I'm partly basing it on this seeing as I could easily have misheard. Exit Poll Although they still call it an exit poll I'm sure it's from postal votes these days.
Benji Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Who's this author dribbling over the table. Plenty of wine being quoffed on the Thames.
FoxyPV Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Joan Collins looks like the Undead and obviously thinks like someone without a brain as she thinks Cameron is presidential
Legend_in_blue Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 These people barricading ballot boxes from getting to the counts... numpties, you had 15 hours in which to cast your vote. It takes two minutes.
Jimothy Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Joan Collins looks like the Undead and obviously thinks like someone without a brain as she thinks Cameron is presidential She should have voted for CURE then.
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 I'm confused now either I misunderstood what they were talking about earlier or they were talking complete rubbish
Benji Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 HAHAHAHAHA I absolutely LOVE Ken Clarke, just had a go at the BBC for prefering a picture of Brown over his interview That man should have been in Milliband's shoes/
Jimothy Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 These people barricading ballot boxes from getting to the counts... numpties, you had 15 hours in which to cast your vote. It takes two minutes. Just saw a woman interviewed in Sheffield. Said she passed the polling station at 6 after work and it was quiet. Fair enough if she went home, had dinner etc. But then she said she went back at 7 and then 8 and it was quiet then. At 9:15 she went back and it was busy. Why they hell didn't she go in at 7 or 8, like you say it takes 2 minutes.
Fosse Boy Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Good to see people kicking up a fuss about these polling station farces. Power to the people - make a stand.
Head Honcho Posted 6 May 2010 Posted 6 May 2010 Good to see people kicking up a fuss about these polling station farces. Power to the people - make a stand. Yeh just like the Greeks
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