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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm talking about actual poll results:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election

It's Reform as the clear favorite, with Labor and the Conservatives dueling for the third spot, and the Conservatives have been ahead most frequently in recent polls.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Labor

Labour.

the Conservatives have been ahead most frequently in recent polls

According to the graph, that was true for a month in December last year and for most of the graph labour were leading the conservatives by a clear margin.

So, I reiterate, your claim that the UK is a two horse race between reform and the tories is untrue by any measure.

And it's especially not a strong argument if you'd rather I vote green than labour.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Also consider the accuracy of polls three years in advance of an election.

Reform's success is a problem, but an even worse problem is reinforcing the narrative that their success is inevitable.