N Shropshire By Election

[Adiebt]

Thanks for that ( the local insight not the betting mumbo jumbo ) , very insightful .

 

[Capybara]

They have been in third place in every election for many years - sometimes by miles - but have been pretending they were continually second and that any other non tory vote is wasted. Naughty Lib Dems.

That's what they do. Always. There'll be a dodgy graph without a proper scale in their leaflet as well, I'll wager.

 

[TheLodger]

been pretending they were continually second and that any other non tory vote is wasted. Naughty Lib Dems.

Who cares, as long as the Tories lose..

 

[ferg]

Tories lose, Boris will be gone

 

[Laughing]

We can hope ferg. We should get some idea from exit polls just afterr 10pm tonight

 

[ferg]

We can hope ferg. We should get some idea from exit polls just afterr 10pm tonight

Is there usually an exit poll for a by-election?

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Labour didn't campaign to give the lib dems a free shot. I hope they all do this in the next ge.

Labour came second in the last time round, should they not be given a free shot?

 

[Markburke]

That's what they do. Always. There'll be a dodgy graph without a proper scale in their leaflet as well, I'll wager.

Bang on Capybara A canvasser knocked on my door and I’m always respectful to them whoever they are but I questioned him saying the Lib Dems were second line and he lied totally about the general election. He was so convincing I had to look it up after he left.

That's what they do. Always. There'll be a dodgy graph without a proper scale in their leaflet as well, I'll wager.

 

[Adiebt]

Labour came second in the last time round, should they not be given a free shot?

They are quite simply unelectable in any way shape or form .

 

[Chris_Boro]

They are quite simply unelectable in any way shape or form .

So original.

 

[Jonny Ingbar]

They are quite simply unelectable in any way shape or form .

And why would that be in your considered opinion? Genuinely interested.

 

[Laughing]

Labour came second in the last time round, should they not be given a free shot?

No, because I think they came second due to offerring another referendum, though I don't know for cerrtain, but that is what I heard from a political commentator.

 

[Adiebt]

So original.

True non the less .

 

[Laughing]

Is there usually an exit poll for a by-election?

I would assume that there is enough interest in this for there to be one. More often than not, you are right there isn't.betting seems to have stabilised now 1.6 v 2.6 lib-dems and tories, respectively

 

[Chris_Boro]

True non the less .

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

No, because I think they came second due to offerring another referendum, though I don't know for cerrtain, but that is what I heard from a political commentator.

They also came second in 2010, 2015 and 2017.

 

[Adiebt]

And why would that be in your considered opinion? Genuinely interested.

No connect with the electorate , policies vague at best , leader as charismatic as the Aldi Crimbo carrot , legacy of Momentum and Corybn , u want more ?

 

[Laughing]

They also came second in 2015 and 2017.

Yes I saw that, but was a pretty even split before then. To be honest I would assume, under normal circumstances, that tory voters are more likely to switch to lib-dem than labour.

When the lib-dems wgot into bed with Cameron, it ruined them for quite some time. As I say, I heard Phil... something or other talking about this and he seemed to think that lib dems had a better chance than labour and wanted labour to step aside, and he is a staunch labour man.

The channel if you are interested is a different bias.

 

[WeeGord]

I may be wrong but I believe exit polls can't be published until after the polling is closed.

They don't normally have exit polls for by elections.

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Yes I saw that, but was a pretty even split before then. To be honest I would assume, under normal circumstances, that tory voters are more likely to switch to lib-dem than labour.

When the lib-dems wgot into bed with Cameron, it ruined them for quite some time. As I say, I heard Phil... something or other talking about this and he seemed to think that lib dems had a better chance than labour and wanted labour to step aside, and he is a staunch labour man.

The channel if you are interested is a different bias.

They came second in 97, 01 and 05.