So we see the nice, respectable establishment politician Theresa May blow it in an election against a 1970's era socialist who loves the PLO, the IRA, the PLFP, the FLMN, etc etc...any left wing terrorist group with a lot of letters.
This election reminds me a bit of the 1998 mid-year elections here in America, where the GOP expected big gains but blew it and actually lost a few House and Senate seats. Why? Because the big issue was Bill Clinton's impeachment. The Dems were super-motivated to come out and vote, and it never occurred to anyone in the GOP-e to plan for this.
This election has been similarly disastrous. Maybe its more of a setback, I dunno.
Of course in the aftermath of the '98 fiasco House Speaker Newt Gingrich (jerk) resigned. Doesn't look like May will do the same. In fact as we write this she is at the Palace.
The '98 elections changed little, actually. The GOP went ahead and impeached Bill anyway, fat lot of good that did. We doubt this election disaster will change anything either.
Brexit on.
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