Tonight’s polls
The Opinium poll must really sting for the Tories given how they generally have been the most favourable pollster for the Tories. If this is the beginning of a trend with Opinium then last night’s MRP might turn out to be close. TSE
Liberal Democrat: Recovery or Resurgence?
2019 wasn’t all bad for the Lib Dems. Yes, they won just 8 seats and lost their leader. Which was pretty poor. But the vote became much targeted. The Lib Dems gained more than doubled their number of second place seats (from 38 to 94). A lot of these were fairly winnable, with 30 seats being theirs on a single digit swing (at least under the boundaries at the time). Even more encouragingly, 24 of those 30 seats (and 29…
Incoming extinction level event for the Tories
My word, if this MRP is accurate we should talking about the Lib Dems as the official opposition after the election. I expect a few other MRPs over the next few weeks, if they are anything like this then we will be entering a death loop for the Tories. It may also bugger up a few Tory leadership plans. TSE
Only 17% of Americans expect Trump to serve time
The key point for me is the distribution of those now more/less likely to vote Trump, Trump takes a real hit with Independents which could be utterly damaging for his chances in November. TSE
Ayrshire hotelier and convicted felon remains the favourite for the White House race in November
Graphic: The Betfair US Presidential market over the last 5 days TSE
Home Alone 2 star found guilty on all 34 counts in criminal case
Trump taken down by a porn star and a Pecker When I heard the jury had reached a swift verdict my expectation was Trump to be found not guilty so this is quite the result. I am currently up to my eyeballs on drugs fighting a viral infection so I will need to think about this but my expectation is that this is sub-optimal for Trump given the number of voters who said they will not vote for a convicted…
Next week things can only get better for Sunak or worse
Next week represents one of the few potential game changers in the election campaign, the first debate between Starmer and Sunak, on ITV1 next Tuesday, this head to head, moderated by Juliet Etchingham, will be to the detriment for the parties that are not part of the big two in Great Britain. Sunak goes in with low expectations so has the potential to surprise on the upside. Lawyer Starmer often wins PMQs and makes Sunak look petulant and not in…
Your morning must read
Adam Drummond of Opinium has done an explainer on their methodology, it is useful for those who think the forecaster pollsters will be right and those unsure about the methodology. TSE