Poll: Exit Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Results discussion and OcUK Exit Poll - Closing 8th July

[n111ck]

On the other hand, May lost seats and an apparently unassailable majority to a very left-wing (an unpopular position in the UK) Labour leader who doesn't even have proper support from his own party, has said and done very questionable things regarding terrorism, has directly campaigned against the UK in the past, appointed wildly unpopular and incompetent people to key positions after most of the senior politicians in the party resigned rather than work for him, was savagely pilloried in the media (even more than he deserved) and was generally regarded as an unelectable liability. And May still lost her majority to him, leading the Conservative party to beat the Labour party by only 2% of the votes.

Lord Buckethead put in a better showing than either of them.

I think Tim Farron summed it up well:

Exactly it was May that allowed him to get those 30 seats - her unpopularity coupled with people's questionable morals when there is free stuff on the table.

I do agree with your assessment of corbyns past.

 

[StriderX]

On the other hand, May lost seats and an apparently unassailable majority to a very left-wing (an unpopular position in the UK) Labour leader who doesn't even have proper support from his own party, has said and done very questionable things regarding terrorism, has directly campaigned against the UK in the past, appointed wildly unpopular and incompetent people to key positions after most of the senior politicians in the party resigned rather than work for him, was savagely pilloried in the media (even more than he deserved) and was generally regarded as an unelectable liability. And May still lost her majority to him, leading the Conservative party to beat the Labour party by only 2% of the votes.

Lord Buckethead put in a better showing than either of them.

I think Tim Farron summed it up well:

Yet she gets in bed with a misogynistic, sectarian, homophobic, anti-abortionist, possible links to UDA (well Foster met with them IMMEDIATELY after one of them killed someone) party... irony.

 

[Uther]

 

[mattyg]

My Mother made a good point today about OAPs voting Tory.. She said its win win. She gets to vote for the party she wants... But if labour win her pension goes up.......

 

[Cromulent]

I didn't like Theresa May and I didn't like Corbyn either. I was always a Liberal Democrat supporter but I'm glad that people said no to Theresa May's power play. I'm glad that young people now have a voice in politics. A political system is only democratic if every voice is heard.

I hope the new government does more to help people with disabilities now. They have been screwed over for years and it is time it stopped. Unfortunately the DUP are even worse than the Tories so time will tell I guess how things are going to work out. I have a feeling we will have a new election in the not so distant future.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

LMAO

 

[wildman]

evens on another election in 2017. I'll be putting my full winnings I got from this one on that will be an easy double through and a quick grand

 

[StriderX]

Lib Dems should start their voter reform again, and try to get Labour atleast in line, as Labour has the least to lose in such a system (my opinion).

MLP, PLP, STV whatever, it doesnt matter, just dont give us the absolute crap almost identical to FPTP system like 2011.

 

[Angilion]

Yet she gets in bed with a misogynistic, sectarian, homophobic, anti-abortionist, possible links to UDA (well Foster met with them IMMEDIATELY after one of them killed someone) party... irony.

Her goal is her own power. She'd team up with anyone who'd help her keep power.

 

[StriderX]

Her goal is her own power. She'd team up with anyone who'd help her keep power.

Except she's clearly just a pin cushion at the moment, she was visibly deflated on cameras, her entire bravado/woman of the hour ideal died 24 hours ago.

 

[dalehitchy1]

Her goal is her own power. She'd team up with anyone who'd help her keep power.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y

 

[bulldog147]

Margaret Thatcher will NEVER deal with DUP Party if she failed to win overall majority in GE.

 

[ethan]

The cult of personality won't last - it's very cringey.

May doesn't have any and look where it's got her

 

[bulldog147]

There will be another GE called up within 18 months as Conservative Party doesn't want her to be leader at the next election.

 

[n111ck]

May doesn't have any and look where it's got her

Build em up and knock em down - it's how we do things here... lol

 

[adolf hamster]

itt- english people who can't believe ni politics is as ****** up as it is.

seriously, the dup is the best of a horrific bunch, the only "moderates" in northern irish politics do NOT hold enough power to keep sinn fein in check, the dup might be crazy terror affiliated looneys but they're better than our alternatives.

if i had the option i'd have voted lib dem- their representative at least appears to be marginally sane, i don't like choosing between the group of ex terrorists i hate the least but thats the option i have.

 

[n111ck]

There will be another GE called up within 18 months as Conservative Party doesn't want her to be leader at the next election.

I think they are keeping her in place not to derail brexit.

 

[Cern]

I think they are keeping her in place not to derail brexit.

Brexit is half off the rails already.

 

[awaybreaktoday]

Brexit is half off the rails already.

Brexit super lite......

 

[ethan]

How many Conservatives have openly admitted to being gay and how many would you expect to come out of the closet given their new relationship with the DUP?