GeofCoxGeofCox@climatejustice.social
Aug 14, 2026, 7:29 AMAnd remember - Farage got 63% of a 44% turnout - not a majority, but a small minority of the elctorate.
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LiquorVicarLiquorVicar@mastodon.socialAug 14, 2026, 8:59 AM@GeofCox @RolloTreadway agree with most of the points here and I am 💯 NOT a fan of Frograge but he did get more actual votes than he got in the GE so not sure it's as humiliating as everyone says it is.
Gilgwathgilgwath@social.tchncs.deAug 14, 2026, 9:17 AM@LiquorVicar @GeofCox @RolloTreadway I often say that just repeating a statement often enough doesn't make it true. In this particular case, if enough people repeat it, it might actually become true 😬 this being a court of puplic opinion and all.
Russell Garnerrgarner@mastodon.socialAug 14, 2026, 9:17 AM@LiquorVicar @GeofCox @RolloTreadway take heart, it's not as bad as it sounds – they had to pull *every* Reform activist in the country in to achieve that. They can't do that in a General.
- LiquorVicarLiquorVicar@mastodon.socialAug 14, 2026, 10:11 AM
@rgarner @GeofCox @RolloTreadway I'm definitely not disheartened. It was a disaster for him/Reform in nearly every other way! It could be very interesting if the investigation finds against him and a recall petition is started (and succeeds). Though neither of those 3 steps are guaranteed.
BeeCyclingbeecycling@wandering.shopAug 14, 2026, 10:24 AM@LiquorVicar @GeofCox @RolloTreadway He got about a thousand more - but with none of the other big parties standing there were thousands of votes going begging. 12,000+ from the Tories alone. And he didn't manage to take a significant number of them. Those votes mostly went to Binface or the voters stayed home.
- Aug 14, 2026, 1:17 PM
@LiquorVicar @GeofCox @RolloTreadway number of people eligible to vote has gone up, and the general election had actual political parties involved. the small increase is not a win (I've also heard that some people have been interviewed and said they voted for him so that the parliamentary investigation would continue)
jz.tuskjztusk@mastodon.socialAug 14, 2026, 5:23 PM@LiquorVicar @GeofCox @RolloTreadway
Uh, there were legitimate alternative candidates in the GE.
bugbearbugbear@indiepocalypse.socialAug 14, 2026, 1:03 PM@GeofCox @RolloTreadway Huh, I missed the actually turnout. I read articles where they interviewed residents and it seemed like many people were choosing to stay home, so I expected low turnout, but 44% is sad.