Angela Merkel’s CDU are hammered in local elections, exit polls suggest

Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s center-right party was headed for clear defeats in two German state elections at the hands of popular governors from parties further to the left, exit polls today suggested.  It comes as health experts have warned against easing lockdown measures in Germany due to the spread of the more infectious variant of Covid-19 … Read more

DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer showed why he’s floundering in all the polls 

He didn’t display the same emotional range and his tone was slightly less sombre. But there was something familiar about last Monday’s response from Sir Keir Starmer to the crisis enveloping the Royal Family. ‘The issues that Meghan has raised on race and mental health are really serious,’ the Labour leader said, ‘and it’s a reminder … Read more

TWO polls find Scots would vote AGAINST independence

SNP meltdown as TWO polls find Scots would vote AGAINST independence and just a third believe Nicola Sturgeon has been honest in Alex Salmond row Two separate polls have found majority of Scots support staying in the union Major setback for Nicola Sturgeon as she pushes for a re-run of 2014 referendum Large proportion do … Read more

Keir Starmer’s big rebuild is crumbling as he falls in the polls and is accused of stealing ideas

Sir Keir Starmer called for the creation of recovery bonds in his much-anticipated relaunch speech – but suffered a fresh setback as a poll found he was less popular than Boris Johnson. The Labour leader hoped to revive his fortunes within his own party and among voters by setting out a bold vision for the country … Read more

Ziggy Alberts polls high with his hit Together in Triple J’s Hottest 100

Anti-masker and controversial singer Ziggy Alberts polls high in Triple J’s Hottest 100 with his hit Together…. months after he was SLAMMED for his ‘dangerous and insensitive’ views By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:43 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 08:43 GMT, 23 January 2021 Anti-masker and singer Ziggy Alberts is polling … Read more

Georgia votes: Hundreds of thousands go to polls to decide controls of Senate after costly campaign

All eyes are turning to Georgia on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands head to the polls to cast their ballots in the two consequential runoff races that will decide Senate control – after a record-shattering 3 million voted early. Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are vying to keep their Senate seats against Democratic … Read more

Trump accuses Fox of ‘tampering with the election’ because its polls were ‘so inaccurate’

Donald Trump has accused Fox News of ‘tampering with the election’ because its polls were ‘so inaccurate’ along with those by other networks and newspapers. The president launched into a series of irate tweets Monday night where he threw the blame for his election defeat onto the media.  He accused several outlets of ‘election interference’ … Read more

Trump tweets that his election observers were banned from the polls

President Donald Trump, in an early morning Twitter rage, complained his election observers were banned from watching votes being counted even as his own lawyer conceded to a Philadelphia judge that the campaign had people in the room. Trump complained about the election tallies in a 2:22 a.m. tweet that Twitter flagged as having incorrect … Read more

Robert Cahaly says major polls are wrong because people were scared they would be CANCELED

Trafalgar Group chief pollster Robert Cahaly has insisted major polls are wrong because people are scared they will be canceled if they reveal they are voting for Donald Trump. Cahaly, whose polling company correctly predicted a Republican victory in 2016, explained what happened after Sean Hannity listed polls that got it ‘dead wrong’. The pollster told the … Read more

US Election 2020: Polls missed ‘silent voters’ yet again

When will I ever learn? All I can say in my defence is that I’m not alone. In common with pretty well every pundit on both sides of the Atlantic, I assumed Joe Biden would trounce Donald Trump. The polls uniformly predicted a Biden landslide. On the eve of the election, a ten-point lead for … Read more