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

[Trusty]

I do find it funny people who voted for Labour now lambasting Conservatives for a possible hung parliament.

 

[Sasahara]

Exit polls are never that accurate in safe seats apparently. It's the marginals were they perform best.

They don't take exit polls at all on safe seats, only the top 144 marginals. So they just work out % on the others based on the all the figures.

 

[vintage-x]

not sure weather this has been said already or not (cba reading 50 odd pages)

Love or hate the guy you at least have to admire Corbin. Not long ago he was hated by the majority. His own party trying to oust him. When May announced the election it was a pretty much grantee tories would win by a land slide but look at how far hes come through think and thin with all his critics in the past few weeks. Also look at how many 18-24 year olds hes got interested in politics.

 

[muon]

2-0 now, one of the Sunderland constituencies just declared with a much smaller swing than the exit poll.

Yep. A few more from other regions and it may reveal exit polls have the average wrong.

 

[Lucifurr]

Tell you truth, the right wing nuts going mental is probably most hilarious.

We all know Labour is not going to win, but watching all the "BUT DAT SOCIALISM DAT MARXISM!1!!" please stop reading drivel ridden right wing blogs online....

You do realise that McDonnell said he was a Marxist.

 

[LiE]

Good night sweet Brexit.

We may as well bend over and let the EU have their way.

What a mess.

 

[doodah]

What's happening in Sunderland?

 

[Rilot]

I do find it funny people who voted for Labour now lambasting Conservatives for a possible hung parliament.

I would be happy with a hung parliament. It give an opportunity for some more radical politics.

 

[Nitefly]

Just got in and seen the exit polls, who was it that claimed voting for the Lib Dems is a wasted vote? Seems like there is the possibility of a coalition again

It was me \o/

Bristol south gunna go labour though - so would have made no difference here

 

[h4rm0ny]

Anyone else think conservatives want to lose so they don't have to be the party that negotiated brexit?

Well when I heard it suggested a couple of weeks ago I found it an amusing and whimsical idea. By yesterday after the shockingly bad Conservative campaign that's been run I half believe it. :/

 

[Gabbatek]

hoping for a labour coalition and a May resignation. Hopefully the same sort of embarrassment that Clinton had against trump

 

[b0redj0rd]

Just got in and seen the exit polls, who was it that claimed voting for the Lib Dems is a wasted vote? Seems like there is the possibility of a coalition again

Their spokesperson basically said they wouldn't go in to coalition again after the exit poll ... but does that mean anything?!

 

[Buckster]

maybe Labour and soft Brexit now lol

 

[MichaelAwkward]

Surely a lib con coalition is the only option again, but neither would want it?

 

[Dolph]

Yep. A few more from other regions and it may reveal exit polls have the average wrong.

Yeah, just confirmed as a 3.5% swing towards Con from Labour in sunderland, exit poll said the exact opposite.

It's going to be a very interesting night.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Surely a lib con coalition is the only option again, but neither would want it?

Not enough seats.

 

[Rroff]

Just got in and seen the exit polls, who was it that claimed voting for the Lib Dems is a wasted vote? Seems like there is the possibility of a coalition again

Bit early for that enthusiasm the potential left in the air could make some of this rush at Labour look a bit silly in hindsight though :s

 

[muon]

Surely a lib con coalition is the only option again, but neither would want it?

If conservatives don't get a majority, I suspect they could have an attempt at holding a minority one.

 

[Uther]

What's happening in Sunderland?

They can't afford a decent microphone.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Tory getting all the UKIP votes?