God, it does make me wonder now what would have happened if Yoon was still in power...

5. I also look back at the first month of Lee Jae Myung's presidency, which has been going smoothly for the most part. Here is the Spotify link. The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts and most other popular podcast apps. open.spotify.com/episode/4V4R...

4. Particularly with demographic challenges, ie their core older base dying out, it's hard to see where the party will get votes going forward.

3. However, their unwillingness to change appears to be catching up to them now, with their approval rating falling to 19 percent, lower than during the entire martial law crisis and impeachment.

2. Despite the martial law crisis, Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, and an presidential election loss, the party elites seem unwilling to let go of their grip on power and embrace reform, buoyed by a better than expected election result.

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Polls close at 8pm KST, which is when exit polls will be announced. Ballot counting will start around 8.30pm. Networks are expected to call the race as early as 10pm if the margin of victory is as wide as past opinion polls suggested, but it's probably likely to be nearer 12am.

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4. Will Lee Jun-seok break 10%? What will it mean for conservative politics if he does?
5. When will the results be called? In 2022, result was called by media approx. 3.20am. In 2017, approx. 2am. It's expected that the result will be called fairly quickly.

2. Will Lee Jae-myung get over 50% of vote? If he doesn't that could lead to little to no honeymoon period for new administration.
3. Will Kim Moon-soo be within 10 percentage points of LJM? If not, what could that mean for the future of the PPP?

Han has a serious hill to climb to win. But Lee Jae-myung's judicial liabilities are making that climb significantly less steep than it probably should be. Han's initial support in public opinion polls was weak, but we'll have to see what they look like after Lee's Supreme Court ruling. end

Yea, I mean I know they think he can win over moderates, but to think they can win over Honam voters... They're starting to drink their own Kool-aid I fear.

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