| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader 11:58 - Jul 11 with 2358 views | tractordownsouth |
I didn't have strong views on their leadership contest before, but this is a sensible statement when you contrast it with Layla Moran talking about targeting the Labour vote.
When you consider that 18 of the top 20 Lib Dem targets are Tory held, then Layla Moran's pitch of being untainted by the coalition, whilst a good point, is unlikely to be hold much traction in the areas they need to win. The Lib Dems need to focus on liberal economic Tories who are against the idea of Johnson/Cummings, if they are to maintain electoral relvenace.
Davey also makes the point that in Tory areas, the idea of a Starmer-led govt is likely to be more appealing than a Corbyn administration was to potential tactical voters. I don't think a full-scale pact would work, as the parties have different voter bases, but if they could each stand aside in 2 or 3 seats to defeat high profile Tories in key marginals where the vote was split last time, then that would be beneficial.
Tactical voting worked for the right in 2019, so the centre-left should follow suit. [Post edited 11 Jul 2020 12:01]
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| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 00:22 - Jul 12 with 316 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 00:15 - Jul 12 by Darth_Koont |
More words. Less point. |
And another pithy response
Less words, no point
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| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 00:24 - Jul 12 with 307 views | SpruceMoose |
| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 23:58 - Jul 11 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Thank you for at least making a point this time but again it looks wide of the mark
Labour unsurprisingly did very well in 1999 when New Labour was fully in its pomp but even with a drop from there the vote share remained fairly strong. It was only in the first elections after New Labour were voted out that the SNP gained a majority government for the first time, and then Labour’s vote share collapsed by the next election
6/10 for effort though |
I guess listening respectfully to very real concerns isn't being extended to everyone...  |  |
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| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 10:14 - Jul 12 with 233 views | jas0999 |
Well, they have four more years to develop a strategy. |  | | |
| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 10:36 - Jul 12 with 211 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Ed Davey offers to work with Labour if elected Lib Dem leader on 00:24 - Jul 12 by SpruceMoose |
I guess listening respectfully to very real concerns isn't being extended to everyone... |
Umm, what???
Not like you to arrive into a thread just to have a pop at someone | |
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