Britain is voting to determine their next Parliament. It seems likely, at this point, that Boris Johnson might get a majority of the seats, especially if the Brexit Party or UKIP wins a few seats that would allow him to ram through a Hard Brexit.
If Johnson wins an outright majority, resist the urge to see a harbinger of Trump's re-election. Pay attention, instead, to the outright popular vote for the Conservatives and the Brexit party. My guess is that this number stays under 44% - Trump's approval rating here in the states. The nature of British elections means that a plurality of the popular vote can get you a majority in the Commons. In fact, give the fractured nature of the Lib Dems, SNP and Labour, I could expect Johnson to get a majority in the Commons with under 40% of the vote.
Or maybe the left surprises us and gets their act together....just kidding.
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