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Originally Posted by MTVN

It's strange that in an era where newspapers are in perennial decline they are still credited with dictating the opinion of the country and deciding elections. To say the Conservatives won the election because of the Sun was rubbish in 1992 and it's even more rubbish now.

Not sure.

I was only just born then but my Dad says he recalls absolutely loads of people mentioning the Sun's headline on election day 1992 as to putting the lights out if Kinnock had won.

Now however, I think the papers have less influence.

Also as to the polls,they were not necessarily wrong, all polls have a plus or minus error margin of up to 3% either way.
Most had labour and the Conservatives neck and neck on 34% each, take that 3% add it to the Conservatives you get 37% and then take that 3% from Labour to 31%.
That was actually spot on what the final tally of votes was.