News of the poll comes shortly after today’s disappointment for the purples in the S Yorkshire PCC by-election when LAB came home with more than 50% of the vote. UKIP had put a lot into the fight with hard-hitting ads linking LAB to the Rotherham sex abuse scandal.
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What were the results for the PCC in the Rotherham area?
Just when you thought the LD can't fall any lower.
Is this the moment the LD are beaten by the Monster Raving Loonies?
They'll absolutely throw the kitchen sink at that one.
Probably go off about EVENS... #value
Reckless was always going to win easily they'll say...
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A @Survation poll for @unitetheunion has just put #UKIP up by 15 points in #Rochester. That's up 8 from last week: http://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2014/10/31/exclusive-survation-has-mark-reckless-moving-to-a-15-lead-in-rochester/ …
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UKIP 40, 43, 48
Con 30, 31, 33
Lab 25.21.16
LD 3,2,1
UKIP Lead 9, 13, 15
The Tories throwing the kitchen sink at it has shifted their share by 3% and now there are rumours they are giving up
Tories on away day put away hopes of winning Rochester
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/10/tories-on-away-day-put-away-hopes-of-winning-rochester/
Or did they spend all their money on the primary?
They may have a pre-existing contract for all by elections in this parliament, signed in happier times, but they're going to lose fortunes in the GE. At £500 a pop it will be a material amount in their overall campaign finances.
Leading questions - tut tut.
Whether that affects the headline voting intention is another matter. A 15 point lead is plausible enough.
"Don't cry, you still have TSE"
Btw My advice to everyone in this election would be to STAY AT HOME.
Nothing to do with the fact I'm on unders for the turnout...
What impact would that have in the GE?
Quit yer whining !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29855265
But who will the government attempt to put in her place?
1st preference votes Doncaster PCC
LAB - 45.4%
#UKIP - 33.7%
CON - 14.0%
EDEM - 6.9%
Again vote Tory get Labour
Or put it this way "Do you like David Cameron" would get a STRIKINGLY similiar result.
I've been around the block with this sort of nonsense sooooooo many times. When will we learn? The General Election will come down to Labour vs Conservative as it has done ever since 1945. It's the reality.
And of course people protest in by elections. That's what they are for. Today, at the real thing in the PCC for S.Yorks, UKIP despite all their efforts under-performed.
Complete disaster for them.
Only Labour can beat UKIP, the Tories just roll over and have their tummies tickled.
Up in Yorkshire today, Labour were well down in three of the four constituencies to UKIP.
If you asked voters to explain what TTIP is, and the impact on the NHS, I bet that less than 5% would have a clue.
What the pollsters have asked is the following.
"I am going to ask you about something. By definition that makes it interesting. If it is interesting it is controversial. Hmmh. And it affects the NHS. The NHS is a good thing. A controversial thing affecting the NHS. Sounds like a bad idea. Should that nice Mr Cameron exclude the NHS from TTIP? I don't know what it is. But I'm smart, so I need to have an opinion. What should I say? Well, it's a bad thing. And the NHS is a good thing. Should it be excluded? Of course it should!"
Also reinforces the view that you can put a chimp in a red rosette up North and they'd still get voted in.
I've been around the block with this sort of nonsense sooooooo many times. When will we learn? The General Election will come down to Labour vs Conservative as it has done ever since 1945. It's the reality.
And of course people protest in by elections. That's what they are for. Today, at the real thing in the PCC for S.Yorks, UKIP despite all their efforts under-performed.
I'm afraid whether you like it or not there is a new 'reality'. Two party politics is dead.
Shouldnt an accurate question be simply:
'what issue is most important at the moment'?
Of course people will mention health when it comes to specifically your family.
There is a possibility that Reckless will increase his majority like Carswell did.
Of course people will venture an opinion as they will pretend to have heard of it.
But ask them what it is - less than 1% will be able to answer.
I dont think UKIP have anything to lose sleep over.
And anyway why do you think people 'protest' in the first place? Do you think it is a good thing that they dont get listened to?
But more to the point,now that two qualified people have been dragged through the mud, who is going to let their name go forward?
This is a victory for those who want everything swept under the carpet, nothing more.
Interesting.
So far both defectors have better prospects by simply not standing as Tories.
For betting purposes I guess that means it will be better to focus on individual seats rather than the GE outcome.
The overstated gap in Newark 1 (just one week before the election ) was 11 points, in Clacton it was 9.
Both suggest that the gap on the day will be about 5.
http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Rochester-Strood-TTIP-tables.pdf
Is it any wonder that people are turning their back on the Tories when they make such contemptible judgements about people?
This is a real eye opener into our Govt and the Civil Service.
https://dominiccummings.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/the-hollow-men-ii-some-reflections-on-westminster-and-whitehall-dysfunction/
However there's a possibility they will be beaten by the Monster Raving Loonies.
They will certainly end up behind at least one independent.
Although it's actually a bacon sandwich.
Hmm.
Suggests the complacency might in fact be a waste of an opportunity.
This is very common in polling. The critical issue is whether the question is leading.