Mike Smithson makes a good observation over at Political Betting. The detailed results from that recent YouGov poll show that some 41 percent of Brian Paddick’s supporters would choose Boris as their second preference. Only 34 percent would pick Ken. It’s a finding which goes completely against previous assumptions about where Lib Dem voters would gravitate towards.

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