Poll: General election voting intentions poll

[Trifid]

(although it is worth remembering that we do not vote for the pm in this country, we vote for a local mp who does not have to share the views of the party leader)

I disagree with this. With party whips you might as well have a room full of yes men who once in a blue moon might spin up the courage to say no on a non issue. An MP would have to be seriously bad to stop its constituency from voting for the party and not the man.

The 7 way part debate is going to be terrible with everyone bickering over the top of one another. It's very poor form for Cameron to back out of a smaller debate.

 

[joeyjojo]

Why do you think these debates improved our democratic process?

I remember them as nothing more than grandstanding, showboating and an awful lot of shouting and arguing with very little of substance, and a crossover from American Politics that I'd rather well do without.

Agreed. I thought Paxman's one-on-one interviews were far more substantial.

 

[Dolph]

I disagree with this. With party whips you might as well have a room full of yes men who once in a blue moon might spin up the courage to say no on a non issue. An MP would have to be seriously bad to stop its constituency from voting for the party and not the man.

Am I the only person who votes for the candidate? Perhaps it is because there is no one party that shares my views, but I always vote based on the candidate. For example, I have voted lib dem when the local candidate is from the liberal side of the party, but not when they come from the sdp side (due to economic policy differences). Likewise, I wouldn't vote for a Tory candidate from the right of the party, but would for a more centrist one.

You cannot complain about the output of MPs when you aren't engaging honestly at the ballot box, and you certainly cannot complain about the long term direction of the party, that is how labour are in such a mess, and the same applied to the Tories post 97, core voters continuing to vote for a party even when they disagree with the direction.

 

[Freakbro]

Am I the only person who votes for the candidate?

Not the only one, but you are in a significant minority

 

[Mr Jack]

Why do you think these debates improved our democratic process?

Because they had a huge number of people watching them. Almost 10 million people watched the politicians talk about their policies.

It wasn't perfect; the three debates weren't well separated and there was a certain amount of descent into repeating themselves. They were hugely better conducted than either the Farage/Clegg or Darling/Salmond debates.

 

[Trifid]

Am I the only person who votes for the candidate?

I'm looking forward to seeing the candidates this year as I would like to vote against the current MP for a few reasons even though I voted for his party last time. In my last constituent I liked the UKIP candidate the most but couldn't quite bring myself to vote for his party though.

 

[elmarko]

You have the vote for a combination of the candidate & the party, very few candidates will rebel on every vote (specifically on votes which the act of rebelling may swing the results).

Before each vote I research the candidates on - http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ to see where they vote for each of the core issues I see as most illuminating regarding the individuals true character. I then factor in the likely-hood of rebelling on certain issues, the manifesto pledge, past performance as supported by data & underline ideology of the party in question.

I can't see how anybody can make an informed choice come voting day without doing the above (or some variation of it).

 

[Crpwned]

VICE's report of a trip to the UKIP conference is worth a read.

Yea, that's the kind of party you want to give votes to....
inb4 lefty propaganda.

 

[robgmun]

Yea, that's the kind of party you want to give votes to....
inb4 lefty propaganda.

Well it is That's why it's been universally ignored!

 

[spudbynight]

An avarage? No idea. I was talking about the average.

Also, the point of jeopardy is that you were given an answer, and had to work out what the question was. So your 'jeopardy' tags are misplaced too.

There are times I wish we had a +1 or Like feature on the forums.

Now, is one example.

 

[Tunney]

A one-on-one debate is a lose-lose situation for an incumbent. Their reputation can only be diminished. At most, their reputation comes out of the debate unscathed.

Cameron will do anything to stay in power. He doesn't care if he's seen as a coward.

 

[Crpwned]

Well it is That's why it's been universally ignored!

So the anti-LGBT flyers don't raise any concerns with you?
Or the segregation comments from one of their own candidates?
Interesting.

Or are you going to say that the comments were all fabricated and out of context, or the flyers were a plant.

 

[robgmun]

Or are you going to say that the comments were all fabricated and out of context, or the flyers were a plant.

Yes to both, i've read that the the flyers had nothing to do with UKIP and members are puzzled where they came from. And this is not the first time either. There were fake flyers at the Douglas Carswell by-election as well

 

[elmarko]

Yes to both, i've read that the the flyers had nothing to do with UKIP and members are puzzled where they came from. And this is not the first time either. There were fake flyers at the Douglas Carswell by-election as well

Would you give any other political party the benefit of the doubt to the degree you are here? (taking into account how quickly you are willing to slam either Labour or the Conservative party for anything remotely unsavoury).

Is there any evidence, statement or scandal which would sway your support?.

 

[robgmun]

I will give the Conservative and the Libdems a little sway because i didn't think they did an awful job of the last 5 years and if they get back in it's wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, But i will never ever ever give Labour an Inch because they lie lie and lie through their teeth and use underhanded tactics to undermine other parties for there own gain.

And the Green are such a Joke that i'm surprised anyone but total idiots and the mentally handicapped would vote for them over anyone else

 

[elmarko]

I will give the Conservative and the Libdems a little sway because i didn't think they did an awful job of the last 5 years and if they get back in it's wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, But i will never ever ever give Labour an Inch because they lie lie and lie through their teeth and use underhanded tactics to undermine other parties for there own gain.

And the Green are such a Joke that i'm surprised anyone but total retards and mentally handicapped people would vote for them over anyone else

Can you substantiate any of this?.

Essentially you are saying you lack impartiality & are openly bias based off subjective measures? (I'd love to see how Labour have lied more than say, any other political party of the last 20 years).

Is your dislike for the Green party based off a historic manifesto?, much like the laughable historic UKIP manifesto you dismiss for being outdated?.

How nice it must be to have two standards to live by.

 

[scorza]

LOL just seen the new name for UKIP in the poll for this thread. Pretty pathetic and I think quite easy to guess which mod did this

 

[Narj]

LOL just seen the new name for UKIP in the poll for this thread. Pretty pathetic and I think quite easy to guess which mod did this

Regardless of intentions, I think that's pretty childish in all honesty.

I take it Diane Abbott is in this "Racists" party.

 

[robgmun]

LOL just seen the new name for UKIP in the poll for this thread. Pretty pathetic and I think quite easy to guess which mod did this

That's just pathetic

It's also ironic that UKIP immigration policy is actually less racist then the 3 main parties


Freefaller - Put is back you bitter little man

 

[Judgeneo]

Or keep it, and rename the SNP, Sinn Fein, Plaid Crymu to racist too. Possibly also Respect and the DUP, and then remain "other" to "others, including racist groups"