One of the regular markets that Smarkets is now putting up is whether Labour will get a poll lead within a set period. I got on yes in the first market which covered the whole period between August and the end of the year. This proved to be a winner for as a result of that solitary LAB lead in mid-September. Since then the betting exchange has gone on to put up regular markets and I think that the latest…
it was always going to be that the government’s delay in bringing him lock down in March last year would become a difficult political issue for Boris Johnson and his ministers. The UK has the worst death toll in Europe and it is argued that if lock-down had been brought in earlier the impact would have been lessened and many more people would have survived. The report from the Commons science and technology committee and the health and social care…
In poll after poll in the past week the message has been coming from American voters that they disapprove of Biden. One group which has seen a big fall in support is from independent voters who played such a role in helping him beat Trump eleven months ago. It is almost hard to credit now but back in June he held a net 9% approval lead – support which has just frittered away. Like just about every other leader in…
But will the Greenpeace polling change their minds? The above polling commissioned by Greenpeace represents an interesting approach to campaigning particularly because in two of the seats, Wokingham and Wycome, the incumbent MPs are out of step with their constituents as well on Brexit and they both faced strong challenges at GE2019. But unless it could be shown that their views on climate change could cost them their jobs then it is hard to see the polling changing their minds….
Following on from the previous post by TSE the above chart shows the latest betting for the Republican nomination at the 2024 White House election. As can be seen Trump is getting a tighter and tighter favourite all the time and could soon be odds on. This sort of mirrors the Democratic nomination betting where Biden, who will be 81 in November 2024, is still the clear favourite to secure the nomination and retain the Presidency. My only WH2024 bets…
In plain sight the GOP is doing all it can to ensure that only they can ‘win’ the election, there’s the voter restrictions being placed , ‘in 2021 legislative sessions, lawmakers in 28 states have pushed a whopping 106 bills that would restrict voting access.’ If those voting changes fail to stop the Democrats winning the election then there’s plans to overturn democracy by using legislative means, something that was advocated during the 2020 election. Reuters have carried out some…
Following the very sad demise at such a young age of James Brokenshire we now have another Conservative Westminster by-election defence in the offing. The GE2019 outcome from Old Bexley and Sidcup makes it look a very safe seat indeed and it would be a sensation if the Tories do not hold on. There are two figures I always check first when a specific constituency comes into play – how did it vote in the 2016 Referendum and what proportion…
Under Boris Johnson the Tory poll lead seems untouchable. Untroubled by queues for petrol, supply chain issues, inflation increases, regular scandals, foreign policy mishaps, the list of things which sunk previous governments but barely scratches this one goes on and on. Many people conclude, quite reasonably, that Johnson is central to this appeal and under him the Tories are strong favourites to win another majority at the next election. So why do bookies think there is a 1 in 3…