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BREAKING: Boris Johnson’s Conservatives on course for huge victory, exit poll projects
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Posted on 12/12/2019 2:05:27 PM PST by outpostinmass2

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on course for a huge majority in Parliament, according to an exit poll from the UK’s three main broadcasters.

The projections will be a big disappointment for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party and suggests Johnson will be able to pass his Brexit deal comfortably.

The exit poll is usually fairly accurate but a lot can still change as the night progresses and actual results begin to come through. Here’s the exact seat numbers from the exit poll, which predicts a huge Conservative win. 326 seats are needed for a majority.

Conservatives: 368

Labour: 191

SNP: 55

Liberal Democrats: 13

Plaid Cmyru: 3

A handful of smaller parties have also been projected to pick up seats.

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To: outpostinmass2

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281 posted on 12/13/2019 4:09:35 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is solving the worldÂ’s problems only to distract us from Russia.)
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To: dfwgator

Can’t wait to see Trump’s congratulatory phone call....

It would be just like Trump to ask BoJo for a favor to look into the Steele Dossier just to tweak the Democrats here.


282 posted on 12/13/2019 4:31:47 AM PST by OrangeHoof (The Democrats - Unafraid to burn in Hell.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT; BillyBoy

Isles of Scilly, tourism dependent. Votes sent by boat, delayed by wind.

Over there they count every vote before giving the result. And while this one is late (again) none of them ever take weeks like here. Smaller seats than ours of course but still, makes us look lame.


283 posted on 12/13/2019 4:37:18 AM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: outpostinmass2

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election-results-2019-snp-win-big-in-scotland-labour-routed-in-heartlands-as-tories-secure-majority-1-5061918

DON’T GIVE HITS TO CNN.


284 posted on 12/13/2019 4:45:33 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: outpostinmass2

Numbers changed a bit. More for Labour, less for Conservative:

https://ig.ft.com/uk-general-election-2019-results/


285 posted on 12/13/2019 5:30:49 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

Change since last election, per FT.com

Conservative +49
Labour (-60)


286 posted on 12/13/2019 5:32:57 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: CatOwner

VERY


287 posted on 12/13/2019 6:20:15 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: outpostinmass2

288 posted on 12/13/2019 6:33:00 AM PST by Lazamataz (We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
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To: TexasGurl24; Impy
>> The Exit poll originally had them on 368. Anything over 360 is a massive landslide. You are flipping the script. You said the Conservatives would barely make 326. <<

This post wasn't directed to me, but I'm one of the people who said Boris Johnson's government wouldn't last long and he'd be clueless trying to lead a national election, so I'll own up to being wrong.

Of course that doesn't change the fact I was RIGHT about CINO (Conservative In Name Only) Theresa May being a disaster from the moment her Prime Ministership was announced, and I was anti-Thersea May long BEFORE it was cool on FR. (a bunch of other FReepers were saying her PERSONAL opposition to Brexit didn't mean anything because "she has promised to respect the wishes of the people" and blah blah blah. Makes as much sense as hiring a hardcore "I will NEVER eat chicken!" vegan to run KFC and then acted shocked when profits are down) :-)

Also, I stand by predictions that FReepers will have buyers remorse with Johnson and that ideologically he's much closer to Mitt Romney than Donald Trump.

Oh,and those FReepers predicting a "huge win" for Netanyahu and Likud in Israel in the last election have yet to admit how THEY were wrong.

289 posted on 12/13/2019 8:01:34 AM PST by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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To: 9YearLurker

Last Chance For Brexit (Pat Condell)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ajM-jcmnU

He makes a comment about Boris.


290 posted on 12/13/2019 10:10:11 AM PST by Revel
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To: campaignPete R-CT; CedarDave; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; LS; ...
St Ives, Tory Hold! Increased margin. Final numbers

Conservatives 365 +47 (from the last election)

Labour 203 -59 (Labour figures due not include the Speaker, who was Labour, Speakers run as "The Speaker" and major parties stand down against them, Tory gain if he wasn't the Speaker, probably. Wikipedia is currently wrong, subtracting the Speaker twice. Fewest Labour Seats since 1935)

SNP 48 +13

Lib Dems 11 -1 LOL

DUP 8 -2 (lost 2 Belfast seats, there are now more Irish nationalists seats than Unionists)

PC 4 +0 (Welsh Nationalists/commies)

IRA Terrorists 7 +0 (Don't take their seats)

SDLP 2 +2 (N Irish Labour types, wiped out last time)

Green 1 +0

Alliance 1 +1 (N Irish Lib dem types)

Speaker 1

Brexit 0

Exit Poll was

Con 368

Lab 291

SNP 55

LD 13

Very Close

Popular Vote

Con 43.6% +1.2 (Highest for either party since Thatcher 1979 which was 43.9%)

Labour 32.1% −7.9 (Actually higher than what they got in 2015, thanks to non-Whites, only 3 points lower than what Blair won a majority with in 2005)

Lib Dem 11.6% +4.2 (but lost a seat, lol)

SNP 3.9%

Green 2.7% +1.1

Brexit 2.0%

291 posted on 12/13/2019 12:55:29 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: Impy
>> IRA Terrorists 7 +0 (Don't take their seats) <<

Heh. So its just vacant for 4-5 years whenever they win an election? I'd put a placard with their name by the seat anyway. I wonder if they make public announcements about how they WOULD vote on so-and-so bill IF they participated in the British parliament.

On the other hand, the "principled" Brexit Party DOES take their seats in the EU anyway. That's weird that the crazy socialist terrorist loons actually practice what they preach more than the "patriotic, conservative" party does.

292 posted on 12/13/2019 1:07:38 PM PST by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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To: BillyBoy; campaignPete R-CT; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican

You have to take an oath to the Queen, they refuse. They might still not want their seats even if that requirement was removed. People voting for them know that they stand for not participating in the UK parliament. It’s a good thing in that effectively lowers the number of seats needed for a majority. With 7 of them Johnson only needed 323 seats rather than 326. So IRA > SDLP

They took a seat off of the DUP in Belfast but lost one of their own seats to the SDLP, who also took a seat off the DUP in Belfast. IRA stood down in the seat the SDLP gained, but it was a big swing away from the DUP anyway (last time they won it with 30%). IRA beat the DUP’s Westminster Leader in a pretty close race (SDLP stood down in that one).

DUP just held on (VS the Alliance) in their remaining Belfast seat, IRA and SDLP stood down, UUP did not.

But the Alliance beat the DUP for the Unionist Seat of Retiring Indy (Former UUP) bitch who voted with Labour most the time Sylvia Hermon. IRA and SDLP stood down, UUP did not.

Not good at all but the DUP has been a pain in the ass on Brexit so I don’t feel that bad for them.

Another very close race between the UUP and IRA in one of the seats (DUP has stood down the last 4 times). 57 vote win the IRA this time, last time was 875, before that UUP win by 530, before that IRA win by FOUR VOTES.

NI is a problem.

I’d have to favor the Traditional Unionist Voice Party because of their stance against the ridiculous “power sharing” arrangement to form a NI Government (their assembly is suspended anyway). IE a majority of both unionist members and nationalist members is needed.

This provision was put in solely to force the inclusion of the IRA which is more popular than the SDLP and therefore forms the majority of nationalists. TUV stood down at this election so as not to split the vote and never got more than a few votes.


293 posted on 12/13/2019 1:48:28 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT; CedarDave; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; LS; ...

Imma dumbass who can’t add and wiki is right,

203 does include the Speaker

So technically there are 202 Labour

I hate how that works. In Canada the Speaker also acts neurally but still has to win his seat for real and keeps his party affiliation.


294 posted on 12/13/2019 2:03:50 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: AuH2ORepublican
Neutrally. 😝
295 posted on 12/13/2019 2:06:28 PM PST by Impy (I have no virtue to signal.)
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To: BillyBoy

“I was RIGHT about CINO (Conservative In Name Only) Theresa May being a disaster from the moment her Prime Ministership was announced”

I think everyone knew that.


296 posted on 12/13/2019 2:53:04 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: outpostinmass2

297 posted on 12/13/2019 3:53:43 PM PST by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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To: ifinnegan
Nope, there were numerous FReepers saying at the time that it was "irrelevant" that she PERSONALLY opposed Brexit, since she has pledged to put aside her PERSONAL views and follow the will of the voters.
298 posted on 12/13/2019 9:16:11 PM PST by BillyBoy (States rights is NOT a suicide pact)
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To: outpostinmass2

And I thought they were sure that Johnson was going to lose.


299 posted on 12/13/2019 10:09:02 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: outpostinmass2

Wasn’t Boris Johnson one of the people laughing while Justin Trudeau was talking about PDJT’s press conference at the recent NATO summit?


300 posted on 12/14/2019 10:44:41 AM PST by Armscor38
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