Rochdale is around 20% Asian. The cynical fuck thinks he'll hoover them up, particularly after Starmer's pro genocide stance. Might get say 2000 votes, but nil chance of an upset.
Particularly as the sex creep was a remainer.
Despite the fact that HS2 was originally planned to serve Greater Manchester where Rochdale is , the poster on these boards who declared that the cancellation of HS2 would have a greater effect on voters changing parties than Palestine is going to be as wrong as wrong can be in this by-election. Galloway took nearly 9000 votes in Batley and Spen mainly over the issue of Palestine against a pro Palestinian Labour candidate so I think we can imagine what the scenario will be. Despite the fact that the Labour candidate was one of 40 signatures from Lancashire Labour to a letter criticising Starmer's initial comments defending Israel's 'right' to cut off essential utilities and aid to Gaza its going to be relatively easy for Galloway to call him out as Starmers candidate.
Yeah, Danczuk is vile.
Labour's peril re Palestine is the towns 19% Asian population is almost entirely Muslim. However Cons were 2nd last time and I don't see them getting anywhere near mounting a challenge. Libs are dead after Smith. Suppose it gets interesting if it's a really low turnout.
Yes the Tories are finished, the point I'm making is that Labour will lose votes to a candidate that supports Palestine.
Yeah that plus a low turnout could be a real problem.
Don’t know about the independents or the loony, but the rest… what an utterly depressing shower of shits. Defacing ballot paper would look an attractive option there.
