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Another Doomed Incumbent?

By The Daily Dish
Oct 25 2006, 7:27 AM ET

The Iraq war and longevity also seems to have mortally wounded the Labour government in Britain. The Conservatives - the green, gay-inclusive variety - now have a ten point lead in the polls:

Labour has the backing of only 29% of voters, equal to its lowest-ever level of support in a Guardian/ICM poll - recorded in May 1987, a month before Margaret Thatcher won a third term.

David Cameron - younger than me - could be the next prime minister. Obama doesn't seem so unlikely in that context, does he? Except you know what that makes America? An Obamanation.



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