If there’s one thing we love at Twitchy it’s a poll that backfires gloriously. George Takei has deleted his polls when they backfire, and he didn’t do much good trying to help Alyssa Milano’s upside-down poll on whether you’d like to see Trump resign. Of course, Takei blamed the Trump bots for ruining the poll.
Now we’ve stumbled upon a poll about the biggest danger to the U.K. created by “non-binary socialist & LGBTQIAPK activist” Edith Llwellyn-Holmes of Canterbury, England, and it doesn’t seem to be going zher way. (We’re using zher pronouns of choice for this post.)
In any case, things seem to be upside down: with more than 160,000 votes tallied, Islam is leading the pack at 67 percent, followed by Brexit at 18 percent, far-right extremists at 9 percent, and Russia at 6 percent.
New poll: What is the biggest danger to the UK and its future? I have faith that people will vote wisely and the good will out.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 17, 2018
Something tells us this “fierce Corbynista” wasn’t planning on Islam charting quite so high.
I see my poll has been hijacked by far right trolls. I'm leaving it up so enough people get to vote and we get a true result.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 18, 2018
Can I ask all my followers and friends to vote and retweet so we can get a fair and balanced outcome which represents the UK public opinion? If not I might have to end the poll.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 18, 2018
This poll has clearly been warped by bots. I've had a look at the stats and the people who are voting and retweeting. They are all burner accounts with a few followers. It has 4 days left and I am confident it will right itself despite the alt right trolls and bots.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 18, 2018
Despite the alt right trolls, the vote is swinging. Brexit will be shown to be the biggest threat to our future. You all know it, even if you don't want to admit it. Open the borders, welcome all, say YES to friendship and freedom of movement.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 18, 2018
I realise my mistake and I'm honest enough to admit it. I shouldn't have even put Islam as an option in the poll. I'm sorry to all those I may have offended. Believe me, this wasn't what I wanted.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 20, 2018
In just over 24 hours this poll will end with over 150k votes. I'm now resigned to the result. It seems the vast majority have a vendetta against a religious community because The Daily Mail & Farage sold it. I'm ashamed of the British public. I hope you're all proud of this.
— Corbynista Edith ? #BrexitChaos (@CorbynistaEdith) March 21, 2018
Funny how the poll didn’t right itself even after zhe gave readers the “correct” answer.
Oh dear. Edith doesn't appear to be getting the result she hoped for… https://t.co/lNWcZXMtUO
— Suzanne Evans (@SuzanneEvans1) March 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/SteveD4848/status/975809262676054016
Don't forget to vote in this poll…https://t.co/LNU8adOgy9 pic.twitter.com/1QiPc9Ug3N
— Racial Consciousness (@Nature_and_Race) March 20, 2018
Edith knows only one "truth," apparently. Give your honest answer to her poll which can be accessed by clicking this thread.
(It will be the top tweet) https://t.co/SatYhQw77I— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) March 21, 2018
Help poor old Edith Llwellyn-Holmes to understand democracy. https://t.co/rKmrQ6Dl4O
— Minerva Alphington-Corkscrew (@LaGrinchess) March 18, 2018
I love a good poll backfire. Hilarious. https://t.co/nKo7PfMJ3K
— Joel Rodrigues (@joelrwrites) March 20, 2018
I don't think this lefty was quite expecting everyone to vote Islam? https://t.co/tJHLEpuN23
— Hankydoodle. (@MilesBettah) March 21, 2018
This thread is amazing. She doesn't like the outcome, so she begs people to change it. https://t.co/tEZC3cTdH4
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) March 21, 2018
Puts out a poll to gets people's honest opinion.
Starts crying because people have different opinions than her https://t.co/hyE1JTKlo9
— Conservative ?? (@CDN_Conservativ) March 21, 2018
1) Post political poll, convinced of your rightness.
2) Poll results prove you humiliatingly wrong.
3) Cry: "Sabotage!"
4) Cry: "Bots!"
5) Ask Twitler to intervene and change the result to your liking.#CognitiveDissonance #HighComedy https://t.co/xWGvRI2YFw— Weird Chick (@WyrdChyk) March 20, 2018
‘The vote didn’t go the way I wanted therefore it must have been hacked.’ Reminds of something something something in America. DNC? I can’t quite remember. https://t.co/Tx1VHI2UMA
— Somi (@somiscellany) March 20, 2018
UK Liberal creates poll.
Poll backfires in her face.
Liberal claims far right Russian bots and trolls screwed up her poll.
Because how could anyone possibly disagree with her views?
To a liberal in 2018, everyone who disagrees with them is a Russian bot or troll. https://t.co/gAOO4MsgrH
— Hans Auf (@hansauf) March 21, 2018
Just for your information #Socialism under #Corbyn is the greatest danger facing this country, next is Cultural Marxism then open borders, unfortunately you did not have any of those options, can't imagine why though. https://t.co/KvHVn9hoVX
— Far Left Hate Watch ❌Labour is a racist endeavour (@FarLeftHate) March 18, 2018
Threads like these should be in a "paid membership" section of Twitter ?
This is gold https://t.co/UwM39yGLDS— One For All (@OneForAllMvmt) March 21, 2018
This account has GOT to be parody. Come on. https://t.co/Uavq0FSTYe
— 7” (@gibberis) March 21, 2018
Hilarious thread. This account is comedy gold (and surely a parody). https://t.co/GqvWizyUeA
— Frederick James (@FredJ1958) March 19, 2018
This has to be a parody account, eh? No one can be this insane. https://t.co/gnZ7j3ckf3
— Steffan Longdon (@steffanlongdon) March 21, 2018
Related:
Set phasers for BACKFIRE: George Takei deletes Twitter poll after something goes hilariously awry https://t.co/KeU5Oldb2G
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 18, 2017
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