Pollsters, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, and Ed Miliband are all having bad nights because of the UK election results for various reasons. But @tomkatsumi seems to be having a fantastic night, albeit one that apparently is getting more frantic. Taking the opposite approach from CNN’s famous election hologram, @tomkatsumi is going low-tech and live cross-stitching the results. Here was the original map when the first result came in:
(https://twitter.com/tomkatsumi/status/596432406619496449)
And here are the current (10:47 PM, EST) results:
Live cross-stiching the UK elections results, 10:47 EST. (https://twitter.com/tomkatsumi/status/596498326863912960)
Can’t help noticing Scotland is looking rather yellow …
Get in on the fun either at @tomkatsumi or #UK2015GeneralElectionResultsLiveStitch!
(h/t @dadakim)
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Social media, #Immigration, and political knowledge in #Ukelection2015
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