United Kingdom General Election: July 4, 2024

[GeorgiaModerate]

This thread's title doesn't even indicate which country it is.  I agree it should be deleted or merged with the previous one.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Can someone explain to me how 2 polls have both shown movement toward the Conservatives with such a horrendous start to the campaign? I mean that one poll with a 14 point margin - it’s a clear Labour win but it’s not wipeout territory everyone has been talking about

The Tories gained 1% and 2%, which is at the statistical noise level.  Wait and see if there's a consistent movement with more polls (significantly more than two, anyway).

[GeorgiaModerate]

They're trying to lose, aren't they?

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Telegraph… less so.

...what in God's name is that even supposed to mean

That USA is using UK as a dump for their worst specimens.

Impossible.  Trump is still over here.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I'll say it again - what I find so interesting about the UK elections this year is that Conservatives are rightfully being punished for things. Like, this is how things are supposed to work in politics - conservatives keep messing up, and voters are reacting to that rationally.

It's such a complete difference from the U.S.

Would it be fair to say that in the UK, political parties are more like contractors who the voters hire and fire to do a job, while in the US they're more of a tribal affiliation (especially on the Republican side)?

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/mcgregormt/status/1799516879993639375

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/lxeagle17/status/1802446113124778345

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/timesscotland/status/1803827445709107276

Does Labour have a deal with the Devil or something?