On Being Up for Thannet South

[danieldwilliam]

I was up for Portillo. Every election has it's moments of drama and its moments that typify the whole event. Sometimes they are one and the same.

I am looking forward to the 2015 General Election for all sorts of reasons but perhaps the thing I’m most looking forward to is this.


It’s about four o’clock on Friday morning. Results are starting to come in. Early indications are that UKIP have actually picked up a few of their key seats.

Cut to the Thannet South declaration. By a whisker Farage has failed to win his seat. During the interview afterwards he attempts to talk down his personal disappointment whilst talking up the fact that it’s a been a great night for UKIP. His usually cheerful to the verge of smug face is tinged with the bitter realisation that, like Moses he has lead his people to the Promised Land but can not enter it himself.

Breaking news.

UKIP HOLD Clacton.

Comments

[andrewducker]

So what you're saying is that I should book the 8th off right now?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to seeing that wee pie chart when the SNP have a bigger wedge than UKIP. Or even the LDs :)

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Every big election, I tell myself that I won't stay up, then I do.

I was up for Portillo...!

And I was awake when the referendum was called. (I can't recall the AV referendum, to be honest.)

I think next year I really should arrange to be somewhere. I think the last time I went to an election party was `1992 - when I correctly predicted a Tory victory (I wish I had put my money where my mouth was - I could have minted it!)

Maybe I should have an election party...! ;)