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UK Labour increases lead

Labour's poll lead over the Conservatives has risen to its biggest margin since the party went ahead just after the election.
Jeremy Corbyn’s party would scoop up 43% of the vote if a fresh election were held, ahead of the Conservatives on 38% - a lead that would see Mr Corbyn become Prime Minister by a slender margin.
The Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday marks a remarkable turnaround since April, when the Tories were enjoying leads of up to 24 points over Labour.
The study also found that the Labour leader’s decision to back staying in the single market and customs union in a transitional period after Britain leaves the EU is supported by 42% of voters, with 28% against.

Melenchon still on the rise

French voters view far leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon as the strongest opponent of President Emmanuel Macron, according to a new poll on Tuesday that highlights the weakness of mainstream opposition.
The Ifop-Fiducial poll showed Macron's popularity has dropped sharply since he took power in May but its key finding could help him as he embarks on reforms because polls show voters see Melenchon as too extreme to be a serious candidate for power.
The poll for Paris Match and Sud Radio showed 45 percent of voters say Melenchon's 'France Unbowed' party provides the strongest opposition to Macron.
That is more than twice the figure for the conservative Republicans (LR) or the far-right National Front (FN). Only 8 percent mentioned the Socialists.

Morena increases lead

According to a El Universal newspaper report cited by mexiconewsdaily.com, Morena dropped a point to 23% while the National Action Party lost ground, dropping four points to 19%. The governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), on the other hand, moved up four points to 16%.
The Democratic Revolution Party dropped from 7% to 6%.

Socialism in Illinois?

Illinois Democratic state Sen. Daniel Biss is running an uphill race for his party’s gubernatorial nomination. He faces a $21 million problem — that’s the amount Hyatt Hotel heir J.B. Pritzker, also vying for the Democratic nomination, has put into his own campaign.
But Biss is countering his capitalist opponent by picking as his running mate someone who is Pritzker’s direct opposite: a democratic socialist.
At a rally Thursday night, Biss announced that Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, would be his running mate.

In his speech, Rosa takes multiple digs at Pritzker (though without naming him) warning against replacing 1 billionaire gov w another pic.twitter.com/U7xJMLJGhH

— Tony Arnold (@tonyjarnold) September 1, 2017

Our Revolution gains ground

In an interview with Mic on the eve of Our Revolution’s first “birthday,” organization president Nina Turner said her group’s focus on empowering 401 local chapters has paid dividends in a bid to transform the Democratic party.

Our Revolution endorsed 175 candidates in the past year, about 43% of whom won their races. The group facilitated more than 11,000 volunteer-led events. It supported the elections of seven state party chairs who are “progressive,” Turner said.

unrelated feel-good story

Syrian striker Omar Al Somah became a national hero on Tuesday evening.
The 28-year-old, who has 25 goals in his last 24 league games at Al Ahli in the Saudi professional league, scored a last-gasp equaliser during Syria's World Cup qualifier against Iran. It sparked scenes of jubilation.
At 2-1 down, Syria had no hope of progressing to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, but Al Somah's dramatic goal meant Syria had done enough to make the play-offs.
A two-legged match against Australia now awaits the side in October. Win that, and Syria has booked its ticket to Russia next summer.
Al Somah's goal meant so much that a match commentator broke down in tears during the celebrations