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Why the lib-dems are shit

Had a mailout from the local candidate. Look at this arse. Nailed-on private school I reckon. With a crowd really representing the diversity of the borough.

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First sentence in his biog is 'I have a proven track record of building successful businesses'. That familiar eulogising of the entrepreneur shit that we're all supposed to be sold on these days. Fuck off.

Is it just me or are the crowd behind him a big poster or something? It doesn't look like they're in the same place anyway.
 
A little late to be posting about Wednesday night's debate maybe but I've just got around to it. The moments we enjoyed the most in the _bob household were the rounds of determined silence that greeted even the more reasonable points made by Farron. He did actually make one or two, although as usual if you look at them cumulatively it's incoherent. But every time, you could almost hear the audience collectively willing each other to send him to Coventry. Made his chirpy "I'm one of you guys" schtick even more excruciating. :)
 
Made his chirpy "I'm one of you guys" schtick even more excruciating. :)

He has the most bizzare communications style. Whenever he talks about any topic he he prefixes his answer with a three minute pointless anecdote; ulitmatly meaning he runs out of time to make an actual point.

I can see Clegg making a come back, at least Clegg has some degree of personal charm.
 
the incredible thing about this election is that third-party vote has completely collapsed. my mum usually votes lib-dem but she's voting labour this time. greens are on about 1%.
 
the incredible thing about this election is that third-party vote has completely collapsed. my mum usually votes lib-dem but she's voting labour this time. greens are on about 1%.
I suppose the smaller parties probably thrive best when people feel there isn't much difference between the two major parties. For the first time in my lifetime there's an English channel worth of clear water between the two main manifestos - I'm pretty happy about that and it looks like a lot of other people are too.

The talk has been of all the UKIP votes going to the Tories, but this phenomenon of lib dem and greens going to Labour seems to have sneaked up on the pollsters. Though tbf everything seems to come as a surprise to pollsters...
 
the incredible thing about this election is that third-party vote has completely collapsed. my mum usually votes lib-dem but she's voting labour this time. greens are on about 1%.

I reckon a lot of those third party votes will also be in constituencies where it won't matter, but in more marginal seats even more may have gone over to Labour which will help. It must be tricky to model this.
 
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