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Prediction for British genearl election: Tory landslide.
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Michael Press
May 16, 2017, 8:11:40 PM5/16/17
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<http://legalinsurrection.com/2017/05/uk-election-labour-party-heading-for-a-big-defeat-polls-suggest/>
Labour has already been battered in local elections held earlier
this month, “losing hundreds of seats and the control of
stronghold councils defended by Labour for decades” — as the
British newspaper Independent described it. Sensing an impending
electoral drubbing, Corbyn admitted that his party faces
“challenge on historic scale” in this general election.
Since the last General Election two years ago, the Tories have
improved their position in every region of Britain.
Experts predict that if the results of the YouGov regional poll
are repeated in the election on June 8, Theresa May will sweep to
a huge majority. (…)
The extraordinary figures state that 64 per cent of all voters
prefer Mrs May to her left-wing rival, with even 22 per cent of
Labour supporters backing the incumbent.
In addition, 61 per cent of voters said it was “almost certain”
that the Conservatives would win the election thanks to the
party’s consistently strong polling. [The Sun, May 15, 2017]
Once a mighty defender of the British workers in the hay days of
the Industrial Revolution, the Labour Party under Corbyn has been
transformed into a platform for social justice warriors and
prefessional crybabies — something that won Corbyn glaring
endorsements from American left-wing stalwarts such as Bernie
Sanders, Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky, but alienating much of
the working class vote at home.
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Michael Press
Labour has already been battered in local elections held earlier
this month, “losing hundreds of seats and the control of
stronghold councils defended by Labour for decades” — as the
British newspaper Independent described it. Sensing an impending
electoral drubbing, Corbyn admitted that his party faces
“challenge on historic scale” in this general election.
Since the last General Election two years ago, the Tories have
improved their position in every region of Britain.
Experts predict that if the results of the YouGov regional poll
are repeated in the election on June 8, Theresa May will sweep to
a huge majority. (…)
The extraordinary figures state that 64 per cent of all voters
prefer Mrs May to her left-wing rival, with even 22 per cent of
Labour supporters backing the incumbent.
In addition, 61 per cent of voters said it was “almost certain”
that the Conservatives would win the election thanks to the
party’s consistently strong polling. [The Sun, May 15, 2017]
Once a mighty defender of the British workers in the hay days of
the Industrial Revolution, the Labour Party under Corbyn has been
transformed into a platform for social justice warriors and
prefessional crybabies — something that won Corbyn glaring
endorsements from American left-wing stalwarts such as Bernie
Sanders, Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky, but alienating much of
the working class vote at home.
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Michael Press
xyzzy
May 16, 2017, 10:33:10 PM5/16/17
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The Labour Party has been hurt by a lot of things. One overlooked one is the rise of the Scottish National Party, gutting Labour's northern stronghold. The fact is that no matter who leads Labour or its platform it can never win while the SNP is strong. Given their hopeless structural position they might as well indulge their leftist id.
The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
Michael Press
May 17, 2017, 3:48:18 PM5/17/17
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In article <140a1adb-a219-41ca...@googlegroups.com>,
Because Labour went with identity politics and abandoned the
constituency that went to th e SNP.
> The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
I don't do argument by analogy.
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Michael Press
xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Labour Party has been hurt by a lot of things. One overlooked one is the rise of the Scottish National Party, gutting Labour's northern stronghold. The fact is that no matter who leads Labour or its platform it can never win while the SNP is strong. Given their hopeless structural position they might as well indulge their leftist id.
How did the Scottish National Party gain their constituency?
> The Labour Party has been hurt by a lot of things. One overlooked one is the rise of the Scottish National Party, gutting Labour's northern stronghold. The fact is that no matter who leads Labour or its platform it can never win while the SNP is strong. Given their hopeless structural position they might as well indulge their leftist id.
Because Labour went with identity politics and abandoned the
constituency that went to th e SNP.
> The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
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Michael Press
wolfie
May 17, 2017, 5:37:46 PM5/17/17
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"Michael Press" wrote
> How did the Scottish National Party gain their constituency?
> Because Labour went with identity politics and abandoned the
> constituency that went to the SNP.
based entirely on identity politics.
xyzzy
May 17, 2017, 7:14:40 PM5/17/17
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Don't hold your breath. He still hadn't figured out the whole William vs Jeff thing.
michael anderson
May 18, 2017, 11:22:54 AM5/18/17
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On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 9:33:10 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:
> The Labour Party has been hurt by a lot of things. One overlooked one is the rise of the Scottish National Party, gutting Labour's northern stronghold. The fact is that no matter who leads Labour or its platform it can never win while the SNP is strong. Given their hopeless structural position they might as well indulge their leftist id.
>
> The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
I think thats an excellent idea!!
> The Labour Party has been hurt by a lot of things. One overlooked one is the rise of the Scottish National Party, gutting Labour's northern stronghold. The fact is that no matter who leads Labour or its platform it can never win while the SNP is strong. Given their hopeless structural position they might as well indulge their leftist id.
>
> The US analogy would be if a California national Party arose and took all the Democratic seats in the California congressional delegation and won CA's electoral votes.
Michael Press
May 18, 2017, 3:33:46 PM5/18/17
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