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potone

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21. Indeed.

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 08:05 PM

May 2015

Could somebody PLEASE explain to me why this happened. Are Cameron and the Tories really that popular?? Do people want more austerity?? Do they want to leave the EU?? Brits, please help me understand this.

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Fuck [View all] LeftishBrit May 2015 OP

I just heard the same thing madaboutharry May 2015 #1

I second that sentiment! nt dorkzilla May 2015 #2

Cameron? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #3

Labour didn't run the greatest of campaigns T_i_B May 2015 #5

It wasn't really a "splitter"-based vote. Denzil_DC May 2015 #10

What happened? The polls said there was only a one point difference still_one May 2015 #4

The running polls got it wrong. Denzil_DC May 2015 #11

One last minute poll wasn't made public, because they thought it was wrong muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #13

Heh. Oh dear. Bad call! Denzil_DC May 2015 #14

Do They use fredamae May 2015 #6

No, they don't. non sociopath skin May 2015 #7

Well, then..It is fredamae May 2015 #8

If you call council employees "voting machines". mwooldri May 2015 #19

I'd say. Triana May 2015 #9

Looks like a bloodbath malthaussen May 2015 #12

Looking at many sources this morning TBF May 2015 #15

I'm really sorry my UK friends. lovemydog May 2015 #16

Huh...Conservative-lite didn't work. Oh well, time to run Conservateive-lite in the US again. jeff47 May 2015 #17

There go my plans to move there shenmue May 2015 #18

Nothing but bloody Tory. :( mwooldri May 2015 #20

Indeed. potone May 2015 #21