Thanks, Nomi! wow, yeah - my sense is outside Canada people took the message ‘MAGA-style lost’ but real story is more it took over 1 of 2 main parties, increased vote, P is back, and future is very uncertain if Trump doesn’t assist again or Carney fails to deliver. How far off is that?

So sure, people on here know today at Quantico weakens institutions & rule of law, but isn’t the headline ‘Hegseth & Trump Insult the US Military?’ As in, 1st they came for immigrants, then for universities, Kimmel & Comey - but if you don’t care about any of them, at least respect our armed forces?

Chart #4 UK elections: But here’s the kicker - it’s not ONLY non-metro & non-uni voters flocking to the far right. It’s now also the YOUNGEST voters fleeing traditional parties. And if many go left (or Lib), Reform is now SECOND behind Labour! Let that sink in

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Chart #3, making sense of UK elections. 2nd big change is geographic: Reform now leads all regions outside urban centres like London (or Bristol), & Scotland – even historic left strongholds in the North or Wales. & confirmed in local elections. (see "by region") www.economist.com/interactive/...

Chart #2 to explain UK elections: You might know, Reform's lead is mostly because they dominate among blue-collar voters w/o university degrees. Reversing 100 yrs of workers leaning left 'til 2016 & shows Brexit was no blip (not just about the EU after all!)
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4 Charts to understand UK elections. #1: 'Overall Voting Intention' Of course headline is Farage's Reform is now consistenly far ahead – a first for a third party since polling began (& almost certainly since 1920s when Labour overtook Liberals – so in 100 years) www.economist.com/interactive/...

4 charts to understand UK elections today. To catch up quick, if you haven't been following closely! Economist has some great tracker charts of a poll of polls with crosstabs. Of course all the standard caveats with polls (but still)! www.economist.com/interactive/...

Hi all! Just starting out on here – my new research is about setting the rise of today's populist right in a longer, cross-national story of the history of modern democracy. Hoping to find some facts or perspective to help make sense of current events. Look forward to hearing from everybody!