40m have ready voted in the MidTerms

40m have ready voted in the MidTerms

The generic polling has GOP 1.1 % ahead All the signs are that tomorrow’s midterm elections in the US are going to see record turnouts for these elections when all the House seats will be fought over as well as 35 Senate ones. There are also hundreds of other contests including a large number of State Governors. The big polling picture comes from the generic voting question but individual battles are showing a lot of variances. Generally speaking at the…

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If punters are right tomorrow’s MidTerms will be good for GOP

If punters are right tomorrow’s MidTerms will be good for GOP

A platform for a Trump White House bid? The charts show the betting trend for tomorrow’s big MidTerm elections when it is looking as though the Republicans with take both the House and the Senate. The party will also do well in hundreds of state elections. The big question is what does this mean for Donald Trump who is already hinting about making a big announcement in the next fortnight about his plans for WH2024. The general view is that…

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Another reason why the Tories need to solve the cost of living crisis

Another reason why the Tories need to solve the cost of living crisis

The kernel of doubt at the back of my mind on why Labour might not win a majority at the next election is Sunak’s lead on the economy. Now polling is not static and Sunak’s lead on the economy may have evaporated or extended but if the cost of living issue is still live at the next election then that lead for Sunak on the economy will be as useless as a chocolate fireguard. The following polling shows the economy…

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What Boris Johnson pulling out really means

What Boris Johnson pulling out really means

Light the beacons of Gondor, it turns out Boris Johnson was telling the truth last month, an event rarer than a decent Radiohead album, the BBC report that Boris Johnson had signed up enough MPs to mount a challenge to Rishi Sunak for the Conservative leadership, senior Tory Sir Graham Brady has confirmed. Mr Johnson dramatically pulled out of the race amid speculation he did not have the 100 nominations needed. But Sir Graham, who runs Tory leadership contests, said…

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The Republicans now a 69% betting chance for Senate control

The Republicans now a 69% betting chance for Senate control

The big political betting markets at the moment are on next Tuesday’s midterm elections when the big issue will be whether the Democrats will lose control of the Senate. At the moment it is a 50-50 split with the VP, Kamala Harris, having the casting vote. A loss of House control looks pretty certain. The Democrats have got to get through the elections without any net losses to maintain this position and some of the polls have been moving against…

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Sunak has had almost no impact on the election betting

Sunak has had almost no impact on the election betting

It is early days yet of course but so far Sunak does not seem to have had any impact on the next general election betting. Maybe this is because his arrival has been what the market has expected for well over a year. This will change of course and the new leader’s first big priority is to try to turn the polling situation aiming at least to get the Tory deficit down to single figures. What we do know about…

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The midterm early voting data gives a dash of hope to the Democrats

The midterm early voting data gives a dash of hope to the Democrats

The charts from NBC show the early voting data from three states that could be crucial in the mid-term election on Tuesday. The party numbers are based on those who have registered their party affiliation on the state databases. These do not mean that votes have actually been cast for the specified parties but if I was a Democratic strategist at the moment I would take a little bit of comfort from this information. Having been laying the Republicans for…

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