If the United Kingdom did become the 51st state of the United States of America it would be VERY good news for the Democrats. 67% of Brits surveyed by YouGov would vote for either Hillary Clinton (50%) or the Democratic Socialist Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders (17%) – in this year’s presidential race.
Mrs Clinton would win five times as many votes as Donald Trump who – with 9% support – is the best supported Republican amongst our UK panel. Her 41% lead over the GOP’s controversial frontrunning candidate amongst Brits contrasts with her slender 3.1% lead amongst Americans in RealClearPolitics’ poll of polls of head-to-heads with the billionaire hotelier.
Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas each get just 3% backing. This will partly reflect the fact that the vast majority of UK voters have simply never heard of the two first-term senators – but will also likely reflect a lack of sympathy for their views on evangelical Christianity, gun rights and abortion. In stark contrast, Senator Sanders’ views on socialised medicine and tight controls on political donations may damn him in US states like Texas but are mainstream even amongst UK Tories. Sanders has more votes from Brits than all of the four Republican candidates that were tested by YouGov (Ben Carson, Cruz, Rubio and Trump) put together.
The World Cup starts today and for the first time in over 30 years it is being held in North America. Not only is this exciting news for football fans, it should also be of interest to free trade enthusiasts, as the last time it was held there the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) […]
On July 27, 2025, the US President Donald Trump invited the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and other top EU officials to his golf course, Trump-Turnberry on the West Coast of Scotland. Their meeting sealed a trade deal, which von der Leyen described as ‘huge’, but which critics described as a […]
The British are coming! The British are coming! As the United States celebrates 250 years of independence from the British, millions of Californians wish to put themselves under British rule. The primary is taking place tomorrow, and Steve Hilton, a British-born former adviser to David Cameron, is not only expected to make it through to […]
