Politics · United Kingdom · 10 hrs ago
Farage’s US election prediction was contradicted by the midterm results
Nigel Farage predicted Republicans would win support in the US midterm elections, dismissing pollsters’ warnings on his GB News show.
The results did not match his prediction, according to the account, which says Donald Trump’s political standing had been damaged.
Farage, leader of Reform UK, was in the UK House of Commons for Prime Minister’s Questions, where he often seeks to be treated as the official opposition leader.
Louise Haigh and Alex Burghart took their leaders’ places in the exchanges, which the account describes as unremarkable.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, was absent, while Haigh said Andy Burnham was attending a Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda.
The result put Farage’s political judgment under scrutiny, while the account says Conservative figures were removing earlier praise of Trump from their social media accounts.
Nigel Farage said US pollsters were wrong and predicted Republicans would do well in the midterm elections.
The results contradicted his prediction, according to the Guardian article.
Farage made the prediction on his GB News show on Tuesday night.
He argued that Donald Trump’s presidency and more than $400m in support from Elon Musk would help Republicans.
The article says voters rejected Trump, who had broken promises on foreign wars and energy bills.
- Who
- Nigel Farage predicted Republicans would do well. US voters delivered results that contradicted his prediction.
- What
- Farage’s forecast for the US midterm elections was contradicted by the results.
- When
- Farage made his prediction on Tuesday night; the article reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- Farage made the prediction on his GB News show. The elections were in the United States.
- Why
- Farage argued that Trump’s presidency and more than $400m from Elon Musk would help Republicans.
Nigel Farage
US midterm voters
Prediction
Nigel Farage
Republicans would come good, despite what Farage called the liberal consensus.
US midterm voters
The results contradicted Farage’s prediction.
View of Trump
Nigel Farage
Farage cited Trump’s presidency as a reason Republicans would succeed.
US midterm voters
The article says voters did not want to vote for Trump, who had broken promises on foreign wars and energy bills.
Farage said on his GB News show that pollsters had got it wrong and Republicans would come good.
The US midterm results contradicted Farage’s prediction, and he was in the Commons for prime minister’s questions.
- Farage’s prediction
- Republicans would come good
- Prediction made
- Tuesday night
- Platform
- GB News
- Musk support cited
- More than $400m
- Trump pledge on foreign wars
- He said he would not get into any
- Trump pledge on energy bills
- He said he would protect his country against rising bills
What people are saying
the liberal consensus
pretend I’m on the ballot