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Why Democrats seem so disconnected from what voters want
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Why Democrats seem so disconnected from what voters want

Salon  

Nearly one month later, the Democratic Party and the pundits and other politics experts are continuing to study the wreckage of the 2024 election. “If we want to minimise the risk of nasty shocks,” John Burn-Murdoch, a chief data reporter for the Financial Times, wrote last week, “and we want pollsters to get a fair hearing when the results are …

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How ‘Trump threat to democracy’ weapon backfired on Kamala Harris
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How ‘Trump threat to democracy’ weapon backfired on Kamala Harris

Firstpost  

The US vice-president completely misjudged the mood of voters by stoking fears of another Trump presidency and not offering change and leadership The contrast couldn’t have been starker. Ninety-three per cent of national polls overstated Joe Biden’s support among voters, the largest polling error in more than 40 years, when support for Jimmy Carter was overestimated by 6 per cent. …

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How Trump won the White House race defying the pollsters yet again
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump won the White House race defying the pollsters yet again

Firstpost  

The 2024 US presidential race was predicted to be a neck-and-neck affair, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris tightly contesting in key battleground states. However as Election Day unfolded, the predictions quickly fell short of reality as the Republican leader clinched victory by a comfortable margin Donald Trump is now US president-elect. File image/AP As the 2024 US Presidential race …

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"The map looks easier for her": Ipsos pollsters find "Harris is more effective" on voters' top issue
2 months, 3 weeks ago

"The map looks easier for her": Ipsos pollsters find "Harris is more effective" on voters' top issue

Salon  

The stakes of the 2024 election are existential for the future of American democracy. Instead, public opinion polls show an election that is basically tied and one of the closest in modern American history. In an attempt to make better sense of the 2024 election and what the public opinion polls currently indicate about the state of the race for …

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Reforms lifted from the New Labour playbook won’t save today’s flatlining NHS
3 months, 1 week ago

Reforms lifted from the New Labour playbook won’t save today’s flatlining NHS

The Independent  

We have been here before. Starmer said in his speech welcoming Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS: “We have to fix the plumbing before turning on the taps, so hear me when I say this: no more money without reform.” We should not be too cynical about this. Only today, the NHS starts from a worse position, with huge waiting …

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France election 2024: How the second round run-off will work, what to look out for
5 months, 2 weeks ago

France election 2024: How the second round run-off will work, what to look out for

Firstpost  

The second round of the legislative elections on July 7 could mark a significant shift in France’s political landscape. Opinion polls indicate that unless the far-right National Rally secures enough seats to form its first government since World War II, Sunday’s run-off vote could result in a hung parliament without a clear majority People gather at Republique plaza in a …

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The 2024 general election in numbers: From history-making results to huge vote swings
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The 2024 general election in numbers: From history-making results to huge vote swings

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour gained 211 seats – but just 1.6 per cent …

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South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it
7 months ago

South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it

Al Jazeera  

Elections in the country are won based on party popularity, but some personalities are driving the discourse. Cyril Ramaphosa Current South African president and head of the ANC, Ramaphosa is gunning for his second and final election although his party’s standing is set to prove his biggest challenge. John Steenhuisen Head of the official opposition Democratic Alliance, Steenhuisen, 48, is …

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UK local elections: What is at stake? All you need to know
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK local elections: What is at stake? All you need to know

Associated Press  

LONDON — Millions of voters in England and Wales cast ballots Thursday in an array of local elections amounting to the last big test before a U.K. general election that all indicators suggest will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 years. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hope he can point to successes, notably in a couple of …

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The trouble with Trump polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The trouble with Trump polls

Salon  

Up and down and around and around and up and down we go, and where we’ll stop nobody knows! You remember the panic of the March 2 poll showing Trump ahead of Biden by 48 to 43 percent among registered voters, don’t you? Last Sunday, a CNN poll had Trump leading by 49 to 43 percent, and this time CNN …

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After gains against Modi, India’s Congress party slips before election
10 months, 1 week ago

After gains against Modi, India’s Congress party slips before election

Al Jazeera  

Within two months, India’s Grand Old Party has gone from a serious challenger to Modi to a struggling force, just before national elections. New Delhi, India — A little more than two months ago, the Congress party, India’s biggest opposition force, seemed to be on a roll. How did the final results go contrary to these opinion polls?” asks senior …

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Macron makes Gabriel Attal, 34, France’s youngest-ever prime minister
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Macron makes Gabriel Attal, 34, France’s youngest-ever prime minister

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emmanuel Macron has named 34-year-old …

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Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest prime minister
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest prime minister

Al Jazeera  

The 34-year-old, who is also the first openly gay French prime minister, was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, making him the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. ‘Rising star’ “Attal, by all accounts, is an interesting choice, across the political spectrum,” said …

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The third 2024 US presidential Republican debate: Here’s what to expect
1 year, 1 month ago

The third 2024 US presidential Republican debate: Here’s what to expect

Al Jazeera  

The third debate could be one of the last opportunities for Trump’s opponents to make a dent in his popularity. He advised Trump’s White House campaign but became a vocal critic of the former president after the January 6, 2021, US Capitol rioting. A former South Carolina governor and Trump’s ambassador to the UN, Haley has emphasised her relative youth …

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Who will win in South-Bastar, North-Sarguja and Central regions in Chhattisgarh? Know here
1 year, 2 months ago

Who will win in South-Bastar, North-Sarguja and Central regions in Chhattisgarh? Know here

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election-India TV CNX opinion poll : The Congress party may retain power with a reduced majority in the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh state. In a House of 90 assembly seats, Congress may win 50 seats, compared to 68 seats it had won five years ago in 2018. The main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party may win 38 …

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KCR-led BRS to retain power with reduced majority in Telangana Assembly polls: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
1 year, 2 months ago

KCR-led BRS to retain power with reduced majority in Telangana Assembly polls: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

Telangana Opinion Poll: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi is going to retain power with a reduced majority in next month's Assembly elections, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, results of the opinion poll were telecast today on the news channel. The opinion poll projections show, in a House of 119 Assembly seats, the BRS may win 70 …

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Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australians appear likely to reject the creation of an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism. Two opinion polls published in newspapers on Monday are the latest to show a majority of respondents oppose enshrining in Australia’s constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Human rights lawyer Geoffrey …

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One Nation One Election versus One Opposition Will BJP Benefit From Simultaneous Polls It Did not In Past OPINION
1 year, 3 months ago

One Nation One Election versus One Opposition Will BJP Benefit From Simultaneous Polls It Did not In Past OPINION

ABP News  

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has called for a special session of Parliament from September 18-22, and it is rumored that it could table a bill on the much talked about 'One Nation, One Election' regime. Elections to the five states where the existing term is ending in November-December 2023 — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Meghalaya — and …

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India TV-CNX Poll: Modi-Yogi's 'double engine' punctures SP's cycle in UP, BJP may get over 50% votes
1 year, 4 months ago

India TV-CNX Poll: Modi-Yogi's 'double engine' punctures SP's cycle in UP, BJP may get over 50% votes

India TV News  

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Despite a desperate attempt by the opposition to stitch a 26-party mega alliance to challenge the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the saffron party may still register a thumping victory. According to India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, the BJP-led NDA is likely to win 73 seats out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh …

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Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour in fix: Dilute ULEZ or allow London to breathe bad air?
1 year, 4 months ago

Farrukh Dhondy | UK Labour in fix: Dilute ULEZ or allow London to breathe bad air?

Deccan Chronicle  

“The crow came upon a lead bullet He knew he shouldn’t swallow it The bullet shot out from its gun So fast he couldn’t follow it. This crow was known for flying straight The bullet had parabolic flight We can spot the crow as the crow flies The bullet’s speed mocks human sight…” From Aesopgol Fables, by Bachchoo Electoral predictions …

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Tripura elections: Assam congress chief shares badly edited fake opinion poll
1 year, 9 months ago

Tripura elections: Assam congress chief shares badly edited fake opinion poll

Op India  

Today, when exit polls are getting announced by pollsters and News Sites, Bhupen Kumar Borah, the chief of the Assam State Congress Committee, has tweeted a fake BBC poll about the Tripura elections in 2023. “After non stop defeat in elections, Congress has been reduced to using poor edited fake opinion polls Was this the grand strategy decided at AICC …

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Congress delegation meets Election Commission, seeks ban on opinion polls
2 years ago

Congress delegation meets Election Commission, seeks ban on opinion polls

India TV News  

A Congress party delegation today met the Election Commission of India seeking a ban on the opinion polls before the elections. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla, who was a part of the delegation, said that the opinion polls try to predict the results of the elections in a biased way. He said that the party has also asked for proper security …

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Rishi Sunak, UK’s next PM, faces major economic problems
2 years, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak, UK’s next PM, faces major economic problems

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s first prime minister of color after being chosen Monday to lead a governing Conservative Party desperate for a safe pair of hands to guide the country through economic and political turbulence. In his first public statement, Sunak said “the United Kingdom is a great country, but there is …

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Italy Elections 2022: Will A Far-Right Regime Seize Power For The First Time Since World War II?
2 years, 2 months ago

Italy Elections 2022: Will A Far-Right Regime Seize Power For The First Time Since World War II?

ABP News  

At a crucial juncture for Europe, when the crisis in Ukraine is driving up energy bills and putting the West's determination to stand together against Russian aggression to the test, Italy went to the polls on Sunday in an election that might shift the country's politics "sharply towards the right", reported news agency AP. Projections based on partial results were …

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