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Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election (www.bbc.com)

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[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 57 points 4 days ago (3 children)

That's it? Damn. Once again the English prove they are the worst people on the face of the planet.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 59 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Clacton is very full of old retired people with conservative views. 25% of the vote in Clacton is excellent considering.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Farage has re-won his seat, receiving more than 22,000 votes in Clacton, on the Essex coast.

Binface had his highest share yet with 9,455 votes

Reminds me of the Obama Senate run in '04, where he was running against Allen Keyes and the people who voted for Keyes were used to define the term "Crazification Factor"

Really speaks to the state of British politics when you can lose an election by 30-pts and get excited about it.

Incidentally, reading speeches from George Bush Jr in 2026 really recalibrates my expectations for the country long-term. So easy to forget that this guy was an utterly brainless, dry-drunk, failson bigot, after his reputation got glazed through the Obama/Trump Era.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

For added context, Keyes wasn't from the state. The republican party brought him in just to run against Obama. Like they wanted to say they had a black guy too.

[–] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Way to out yourself as being a clueless bell end.

The point wasn't to win. The point of any novelty or joke candidate is never to win.

(Also seriously, judging 57 million people from the actions of a single constituency. How Yankee)

[–] Thiccbear@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

I wonder if he was starting to worry he might actually win 🤣

[–] Sirius006@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

As far as I know Count Binface is English (or from one of their colony in outer space), therefore your argument is invalid.