probably, although don t bet on it, at the end of the year. my working assumption is we will have a general election in the second half of this year, and in the meantime i ve got lots that i want to get on with. keir starmer s practising working the crowd. i think the country s ready for a general election, turn its back on this decline and usher in the hope and change that a labour government can bring. plenty to smile about, labour still far ahead in the polls. the conservatives have practical, notjust political problems. a flat economy, nhs strikes and waiting lists, and splits inside the party on immigration. even some of the country underwater. and yet another by election that labour fancies to win. so we have one big question this morning what could rishi sunak do if he wants to make history for the right reasons and win the conservatives a fifth term?
he forgot a line on a debate stage, but he was on the wrong side of the party on immigration. do you think rick perry can raise the type of money needed to a or one of the things where the donors have made up their minds. it s too early to say how much money he can raise. an issue that was highly problematic for him in 2012 was playing out to be a good issue for him going into 2016. that can be something he continues to capitalize on. i think the fact that an issue that, you know, he could speak to in a good way in texas didn t always line up in a national sort of message in 2012, i think he s finding a moment because of the president is struggling, optics of immigration. he s finding a way to say the president has dropped the ball. and quickly. do you think he s changed mentally and knows what it takes. it would help him. i think he s done a lot of
if they say i oppose same-sex marriage they re labeled as haters or bigots. what does it say about the debate within the republican party and i guess the country at large? i think it speaks a lot to the tensions that you see unfolding all over the country between if you re a conservative republican or moderate republican. interesting moment right now where i think mike huckabee stands for a lot of evangelical, conservative christians who don t believe gay marriage should be legal, who are not on the side of many democrats who say that it should be or for gay rights. giving them cover of to say, mike huckabee, former preacher, great communicator. he s come out and said what i believe is okay. i don t have to feel ashamed for speaking up. my right to have free speech and disagree with the norm. that s okay for me. i wonder how it resonates outside of iowa if, in fact, he does seek higher office. it will be interesting to see. guarantees jeb bush pushing the party on immigration. mike