[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

Elections can spring surprises.

I'm about done on my canvassing now and despite the very promising results of that canvassing, I still recall 2015, when it seemed from all the polling results privately that Labour were on course to be the largest Party.
Then the Cons won.

However if these polls are wrong from the official organisations, then they.should be banned in future in my view.

I don't want to see the Cons decimated.
They've been an incredible winning machine for centuries
Plus I don't like Parties getting massive overall majorities for around 40% of votes cast.
A strong opposition is needed now matter who is in power.
So I hope the Cons do better than the polling suggests they will.

Reform are awful, they are a Party with their far more ugly rhetoric and some of the people they attract that I could never touch with a bargepole.
Today I think I helped in guiding 2 usual Con voters not to vote Reform, which they intended to.

It was quite odd realising I was actually pushing for support to the Cons.
However I intensely dislike Reform with a passion.

So I wish you some luck in your hopes for a better night than may have been expected.
Plus have admired your loyalty to the Cons

If our private polling is right, Labour is going to win with more than a substantial majority ON PAPER.
IF they do, I do however hope it is a reasonably strong Con opposition in place too.

I am glad this election is over, It's been a more pleasant one canvassing for Labour this time compared to the vile comments we were receiving in 2019.
It's been awful though as to the media presentation and this obsession with the opinion polling.

Thanks Joey and good work pushing people away from Reform!

Expect it's been a tiring few weeks for you so it must be quite liberating now to know you've done all you can and leave it in the hands of the voters. Hopefully you get a chance to relax now and, as much as I may not like to say it, I'm sure there'll be a result you can celebrate in just over 24 hours time