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   From: the.happy.hippy.nntp@ntlworld.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:22:30 +0000   
   TWP  wrote:   
      
   > On 24/10/2025 03:31, The Happy Hippy wrote:   
   > > Caerphilly by-election   
   > >    
   > >    Plaid Cymru – 15,961 (47.38%)   
   > >    Reform UK – 12,113 (35.96%)   
   > >    Welsh Labour – 3,713 (11.02%)   
   > >    Welsh Conservatives - 690 (2.05%)   
   > >    Green Party - 516 (1.53%)   
   > >    Welsh Liberal Democrats - 497 (1.48%)   
   > >    Gwlad - 117 (0.35%)   
   > >    UKIP - 79 (0.23%)   
   > >    
   > > Good to see UKIP fascists coming in last again. No surprise Reform   
   > > fascists came second but Plaid Cymru's victory shows there is   
   > > significant opposition to them and they can be beaten.   
   > >    
   > > The message Reform and everyone else should should take away from   
   > > this by-election is that 64% of voters don't want Farage's brand of   
   > > racism and fascism.    
   >    
   > It's a pretty good result for such a new party.  Rome wasn't built in   
   > a day - except for the really small parts.   
      
   Reform scored 6-11% higher than the historical 25-30% far-right and racist   
   baseline.   
      
   The questions are; how far they can cut into the moderate vote and how split   
   the moderate and left vote becomes.   
      
   It's still too close to call.   
      
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