UK General Election - May 7th 2015 (The Official Campaign Thread)

[Donerail]

Lib Dems seem to be cracking double digits more often in the past week or so.

#Cleggmania2.0

#TacticalClegging?

[Phony Moderate]

Lib Dems seem to be cracking double digits more often in the past week or so.

#Cleggmania2.0

#TacticalClegging?

Example: Constituency of Bath: "Labour can't win here. Vote Liberal Democrat."
Example: Constituency of Bristol West: "Tories can't win here. Vote Liberal Democrat."

Of course an obnoxious bar chart accompanies both of those.

[Lief 🗽]

The Sun is completely out of ideas at this point, apparently.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

The Sun is completely out of ideas at this point, apparently.

 I misread that and thought the Sun had turned into PETA.

[morgieb]

if anything the fact that miliband likes bacon is a positive

[Ebsy]

Is The Sun just trolling at this point?

[Velasco]

Lib Dems seem to be cracking double digits more often in the past week or so.

#Cleggmania2.0

#TacticalClegging?

Example: Constituency of Bath: "Labour can't win here. Vote Liberal Democrat."
Example: Constituency of Bristol West: "Tories can't win here. Vote Liberal Democrat."

Of course an obnoxious bar chart accompanies both of those.

#SaveOurNick (and our bacon)

[Phony Moderate]

Happy Eve of Poll/Polling Deluge Day, everyone!

[YL]

The Sun really is a pathetic rag.

Speaking of which, the Daily Express has endorsed UKIP.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Yes, Desmond gave the whole front page to an editorial literally written by Farage. It managed to be even more inane than the average Express front page (IS THE EU CAUSING BAD WEATHER AND ARTHRITIS?)

[Phony Moderate]

Found this gem of a thread from five years ago: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=116376.0

[Chancellor of the Duchy of Little Lever and Darcy Lever]

Yes, Desmond gave the whole front page to an editorial literally written by Farage. It managed to be even more inane than the average Express front page (IS THE EU CAUSING BAD WEATHER AND ARTHRITIS?)

You forgot house prices, immigrants and Princess Diana.

[Phony Moderate]

TNS/BMRB: Con 33 (-1), Lab 32 (-1), UKIP 14 (-1), Lib Dems 8 (+1), Greens 6 (+1)

Probably not the only poll we'll see today.

[Zanas]

At this point I wouldn't be surprised that LibDems actually end up slightly above Ukip for third place in PV. Not that it would mean anything great in terms of seats, really.

[Phony Moderate]

YouGov London: Lab 46, Con 33, Lib Dems 9, UKIP 8, Greens 3

[jaichind]

Panelbase Scotland

SNP 48%, Labour 26% Conservatives 14% Liberal Democrats 5% UKIP 3%, Greens 2%,

[jaichind]

TNS final poll

CON 33  LAB 32 LD 8 UKIP 14 GRN 6

Certain to vote   CON 35 LAB 32

TNS regional swings (Con to Lab)

North: 2.5%
Mids: 2.1%
South: 6.5%

Labour swings more where they need it less.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

North: 2.5%
Mids: 2.1%
South: 6.5%

LOL

The Great City Babylon aside, that's more or less the opposite of what's widely expected to happen.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And what is presumably YouGov's final poll of Wales shows... well... exactly what all of their other polls of Wales have shown, more or less: Labour 39, Con 25, Plaid 13, UKIP 12, LDem 8, Greens 2.

_{At this juncture I usually point out that Welsh polling has historically been regarded as tricky at best.}

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And a final poll by Opium Opinium: Con 35, Labour 34, UKIP 12, LDem 8, Greens 6, SNP 4, Others 1.

[Clyde1998]

ITV production workers are going on strike, but it will not be tomorrow - as originally planned. The election coverage on ITV will be unaffected as a result.

They're striking on the 14th instead.

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Hmm, to watch Channel 4's Paxman/Mitchell coverage or stick with the classic Beeb coverage? Decisions, decisions.

Did anybody post about yet another UKIP candidate being kicked, this time for threatening to shoot a Tory opponent?

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Hmm, to watch Channel 4's Paxman/Mitchell coverage or stick with the classic Beeb coverage? Decisions, decisions.

Did anybody post about yet another UKIP candidate being kicked, this time for threatening to shoot a Tory opponent?

No, I did hear about that though, what a crazy, abhorrent man!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Did anybody post about yet another UKIP candidate being kicked, this time for threatening to shoot a Tory opponent?

This one was actually headline news as well. Largely because of the whole 'threatening to shoot an opponent because racism' thing.

[YL]

ICM gives a tie: Lab 35 Con 35 UKIP 11 Lib Dem 9 Green 3