There are some insights we will be able to draw from the results including: –Whether Reform can translate its national polling figure (8-10%) into an effective ground campaign in Blackpool South. The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in 2019 with a majority of 11.3%. Given Labour is...
A very interesting statistic for me is that all three larger parties are either even or down compared to 2020. Fianna Fáíl at 19.5 per cent will be down almost 2.7 per cent, if the election matches the exit poll results. Sinn Féin is down 3.4 per cent compared ...
The prospects for tough Trump trade tariffs are playing out on financial markets. As the clock ticks down to 20 January, when the former US president will be sworn in for a second term, stock market values are being dominated by the perceived threat of universal tariffs on ...
the US to defend it indefinitely…Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia’s 2022 invasion but the future of its wartime leader is in doubt. Trump highlighted Zelenskiy’s “not great” polling numbers and the need for elections, a not-so-subtle hint that he wants him out…That’...
Fast-forward a year—Donald Trump and JD Vance are the Republican presidential and vice-presidential nominees, Kamala Harris is the new Democratic nominee, and Pennsylvania is predicted by many to be the decisive state in tomorrow’s election. To say the stakes are high is an understatement. Ju...
Oh, yeah. I spent probably 80 hours making this playlist, choosing the songs and making sure it was all in exactly the right order. There’s a method to it. Don’t listen on shuffle. Some of them are songs from my childhood. My dad’s Jamaican, so Jimmy Cliff a...
Plus, on the Treasure, Walt Disney Imagineers did something they hadn’t done before — they brought some of the most iconic Disney Parks attractions to sea for the first time. Here are some highlights we discovered aboard the Disney Treasure. ...
The shiny stuff (political scandals, celebrity nonsense, and more) in the long run, does not matter. We must turn away from the distractions, but it’s hard when those who “design” the distractions are very VERY good at it. The challenge with facing up to the mul...
I read it. It says Bush wins, even if Gore got the most votes.Q: So Bush wins because hand-counts are illegal? A: Oh no. Six of the justices (two-thirds majority) believed the hand-counts were legal and should be done.Q: Oh. So the justices did not believe that the hand-...
While Trump has led in polling on crime and safety, his advantage has narrowed since Harris entered the race a month ago. According to a recent ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, Trump’s 7-point lead on the issue in July dropped to 3 points now. Trump said, however, that ...