# UK EU In/Out referendum-:Polling day thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 23, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125 "2016-06-23T08:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/41 "2016-06-23T22:47:01Z")
> [@mr\_wolf](#): > > That’s 5pm in Florida. > > Why do you say this? You don’t like actual democracy? Speaking for myself, I like democracy fine, it’s direct democracy that has proved to be toxic in the UK. Seriously. This referendum has resolved nothing, and the result will be contested by whichever side wins for years. All it’s done is heighten hatred and divide the country. Far better that these things be left to the (and I can’t believe I’m saying this) calmer, more reasonable, House of Commons. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/42 "2016-06-23T22:52:38Z")
Gibralter votes Remain by a large margin! Game over Brexiters, game over. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/43 "2016-06-23T22:56:41Z")
> [@Salvor](#): > > I’m not British so my opinion does not count, just some rebel American. But I would have voted to leave. > > But then I’m like 80% of Americans who would tend to favor more national sovereignty vs surrendering authority to some European superstate. > > [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/](http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/) That’s from an Online poll on a British website, so I really doubt that number is accurate. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/44 "2016-06-23T23:00:33Z")
Steady on **lisiate** , Gibraltar is only a fraction of 1 percent of the registered voters. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/45 "2016-06-23T23:03:55Z")
I should have used a smiley I guess. I sort of wish the UK had some sort of cantonal system so each electorate could go it’s own way on such matters… ---
**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/46 "2016-06-23T23:07:41Z")
It is like that in national elections, but in a referendum every vote counts the same and is added to the total. Genuine democracy. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/47 "2016-06-23T23:23:53Z")
The Sunderland result is very much on the high side of Leave expectations. The game is afoot… ---
**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/48 "2016-06-23T23:26:21Z")
The pound just fell 3% in seconds. Holy moly. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/49 "2016-06-24T00:00:29Z")
> [@mr\_wolf](#): > > The pound just fell 3% in seconds. Holy moly. The pound is taking a pounding. Its down by 6% now. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/50 "2016-06-24T00:05:39Z")
Swindon has voted to leave. Remain Campaign can officially panic now. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/51 "2016-06-24T00:17:54Z")
Alec Salmond has managed to make it into a Scottish issue right now on BBC. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/52 "2016-06-24T00:26:44Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Alec Salmond has managed to make it into a Scottish issue right now on BBC. Have you encountered Eck before? ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/53 "2016-06-24T00:39:26Z")
For the dumb Americans among us, why are they reporting results by city (precinct)? Does that actually mean anything? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/54 "2016-06-24T00:42:30Z")
Not really. It’s just where they are counting the votes. And so the results come from there. It’s the total that counts. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/55 "2016-06-24T00:44:14Z")
The whole thing is a horror show. Leave is way stronger in Britain than I would have thought. I hope Remain wins because there will be a huge impact on Ireland for obvious reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/56 "2016-06-24T00:57:21Z")
Whenever I’ve watched elections, whatever direction is seen first seems to always go on to win. On that basis, it’s leave with 1.5 million votes in and comfortably in front. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/57 "2016-06-24T01:07:36Z")
> [@Cugel](#): > > Whenever I’ve watched elections, whatever direction is seen first seems to always go on to win. On that basis, it’s leave with 1.5 million votes in and comfortably in front. The margin has narrowed, but there’s still less than 6% reporting. Depending upon where the votes have been reported from there can be monster swings. It’s gonna be a wild ride. From an outsider’s perspective, I hope they remain. I don’t see any good outcomes for them if they leave, any more than there are any good outcomes to be found if a state seceded from the US. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/58 "2016-06-24T01:08:11Z")
I wonder if we’ll see a case where Parliament will implement the Brexit and the PM will advise the Monarch to withhold Royal Assent like what happened in 1708. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/59 "2016-06-24T01:12:49Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > I wonder if we’ll see a case where Parliament will implement the Brexit and the PM will advise the Monarch to withhold Royal Assent like what happened in 1708. The referendum is only advisory, but the PM doesn’t have anything like the political capital needed to go against the vote. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-eu-in-out-referendum-polling-day-thread/758125/60 "2016-06-24T01:15:36Z")
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