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If Mrs May does back military strikes against Syria it will be in the face of public opinion

If Mrs May does back military strikes against Syria it will be in the face of public opinion

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There is no doubt that this is going to be a tricky one for the prime minister. After gathering of the consensus of nations in relation to the Salisbury attack she’s now in a position where there’s an expectation that Britain could support action against Syria particularly because of the use of chemical weapons. The first full national polling on the issue it is featured above in the YouGov charts and there is no doubt at all that the public…

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The money starts to go on Biden for the nomination but I’m far from convinced

The money starts to go on Biden for the nomination but I’m far from convinced

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The spotlight turns to Obama’a V-P after threat to “beat up” Trump Over the past couple of days there’s been renewed betting interest in former vice president Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. It all started with a spat with Trump sparked off by Biden comments at an anti-sexual assault rally in Florida when he cited lewd comments Mr. Trump made in a 2005 about grabbing women. He said: “A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, ‘I…

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At last the Pennsylvania Special election is resolved with the Republicans conceding defeat

At last the Pennsylvania Special election is resolved with the Republicans conceding defeat

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Nine days after the Pennsylvania special election the Republicans conced defeat in Congressional District won by Trump with 20% margin AT WH2016https://t.co/1kdsQkmI3u — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 23, 2018 What had been a 627 vote lead on the night became more than 800 Overnight the GOP contender in last week’s Pennsylvania special Congressional election, Rick Saccone, conceded defeat which means that the sensational victory by the Democrats in a District won by Trump by a 20% margin at the last…

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It looks as though it could be after Easter before Pennsylvania punters get paid

It looks as though it could be after Easter before Pennsylvania punters get paid

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The above from the Wikipedia page on last Tuesday’s Pennsylvania special election sets out the result as it stands at the moment but those who have bet on It are going to have to wait some time before this has been resolved. The on the night winner was the Democratic contender but the margin was a fraction of a percent and it looks as though there will be a recount or some other move that could impact on the outcome….

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The Pennsylvania election almost a dead heat and hard to see how a clear result tonight

The Pennsylvania election almost a dead heat and hard to see how a clear result tonight

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As expected the special election in Pennsylvania has been extraordinarily tight and as can be seen from the New York Times table above this is a virtual dead heat. At the moment, 0300GMT, about 11000 absentee ballots have still to be counted and it is hard to see how we can get a result overnight. Betfair has been swinging all the time with news of each minute precinct pushing it one way or the other. Whatever this is a very…

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The Democrats now odds on favourite to take Pennsylvania 18 – the Congressional district won by Trump at WH2016 by 20%

The Democrats now odds on favourite to take Pennsylvania 18 – the Congressional district won by Trump at WH2016 by 20%

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New market on Rick Saccone's vote share in today's Pennsylvania special election ?? pic.twitter.com/VpMjd1koe3 — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) March 13, 2018 Polls close at midnight UK time The big political betting event today is the special election (a by-election in UK parlance) in Pennsylvania Congressional district 18 which covers the outskirts of Pittsburgh and where Trump had a 20 point margin at WH2016. As the RealClear Politics polling table above shows this is looking very tight with the Democratic party…

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