This week’s PB Polling Matters TV Show on BREXIT turnout, Trump and how to spread bet on politics

This week’s PB Polling Matters TV Show on BREXIT turnout, Trump and how to spread bet on politics

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This week Keiran Pedley is on holiday so I took the chair for the first time to host the programme which turned out to be quite lively. Guests were Leo Barasi and Ed Fulton – the US specialist from Sporting Index. I was pleased with the outcome which is, I hope, a good watch. There’s quite a focus on the betting angle with some interesting tips. Thanks for all the position reactions to earlier episodes. UPDATE: The audio podcast version…

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Ahead of EURef the Electoral Commission turns to Facebook to persuade younger people to get on the electoral roll

Ahead of EURef the Electoral Commission turns to Facebook to persuade younger people to get on the electoral roll

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Why reaching young voters is so important for REMAIN which does well amongst the young pic.twitter.com/0DJc0P2CW7 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 13, 2016 Getting more young people to vote on June 23rd could be decisive Facebook and the Electoral Commission have teamed up to pesuade voters across the UK to register to vote in the May 5th elections as well as EURef on June 23rd. A reminder will be added to the news feed of people eligible to register to…

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Whittingdale: Will he survive or not survive?

Whittingdale: Will he survive or not survive?

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How would you bet? No doubt we will be getting betting markets in the next day or so on whether the culture secretary is going to remain in his job following the revelations that have just come out. Labour has, predictably, gone on the offensive saying that he cannot carry out his role because of what has happened. Number 10 is for the moment staying by their man. Cameron has a reputation for not wanting to be pushed and you…

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The BREXIT Referendum: The advertising industry is under starters orders

The BREXIT Referendum: The advertising industry is under starters orders

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PB’s Roger on the coming battle Advertising agencies are like lawyers. They’re whores. They can be pitching for the anti smoking account at the same time as they’re shooting the new Hamlet commercial. Think what would have happened in 1979 if Labour had called the Saatchis first. We wouldn’t have had ‘LABOUR ISN’T WORKING’ and the former Tory Party chairman might now be a Labour peer. So when I heard Adam and Eve/DDB were handling the REMAIN account it struck…

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Because CON members are overwhelmingly for LEAVE doesn’t mean that party supporters are the same

Because CON members are overwhelmingly for LEAVE doesn’t mean that party supporters are the same

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The Tory voter split will be crucial According to the regular ConHome surveys and a YouGov CON members poll last month the blue team’s members are solidly for LEAVE and this impacts on perceptions of how Tory voters will split on June 23rd. But this isn’t supported by the pulling evidence that we have. Above is a chart based on the LEAVE REMAIN split shown in five recent polls from leading pollsters. Yes all of them have LEAVE in the…

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REMAIN moves back up a touch after busy day on the referendum markets

REMAIN moves back up a touch after busy day on the referendum markets

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Renewed confidence in Cameron? REMAIN edges back up notch on Betfair #EUref market after day in which £106k matched pic.twitter.com/TEkDi00MUM — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 11, 2016 £107,798 of bets matched on Betfair alone Where the political betting activity has been today pic.twitter.com/rFCWDU7hAK — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 11, 2016

We are now at Peak Bern

We are now at Peak Bern

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Hillary should finally start to gather momentum after Bernie’s last boost It’s a measure of how weak a candidate Hillary Clinton is that not only has she failed to swat away Bernie Sanders’ challenge for the nomination but three-fifths of the way through she’s still conceding ground to the septuagenarian socialist. Normally, by this stage in the race, one candidate is dominant and the money and coverage will have dried up for the rest. Instead, Sanders has won seven of…

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