U.K. Gamblers Trump Pollsters in Calling Cameron Big Victory
Tories Win Unexpected Majority, Here’s Why
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Here’s a lesson from the U.K. election: follow the money, not the polls.
David Cameron confounded polls showing his Conservatives were neck and neck with Ed Miliband’s Labour Party and won a second term as prime minister, winning a majority in the House of Commons. As far back as February, betting firms made Cameron favorite to win.