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To: Steve Van Doorn; Cronos; BillyBoy

Me either.

Farage quit as UKIP leader after the referendum (big mistake given that he pulled Brett Favre later on).

Eventually Gerard Batten became the new leader, he hired Robinson as an adviser. Robinson is viewed as “racist” against Muslims. Farage denounced Batten as being “obsessed” with Islam and left UKIP after failing to get Batten removed as leader, most UKIP MEPs followed him. He later formed the Brexit Party, UKIP is now a marginalized minor party.

Despite this Robinson ran for EU Parliament not as a member of the UKIP ticket but as an Independent, a move that made no sense unless they wouldn’t have him, (and not having him after essentially becoming the Tommy Robinson party by embracing him would have made no sense). As an independent he had no prospects of coming close to winning enough votes to be elected, 2% is what you should have expected.


148 posted on 05/28/2019 12:51:07 AM PDT by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: Impy
Yeah it was a mess. I don't know who Tommy was running against though. He could've been splitting a vote from a good person. Tommy's name should've pulled in more I would think.

Tommy made mistakes that seems clear.

150 posted on 05/28/2019 8:10:52 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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