Poll: Voting Intention [All Time]

Who would you vote for if a General Election was held today?

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Whoever would give us a second referendum "People's Vote" which I believe is the Liberal Democrats. So them.
 
Hodders said:
I'd vote for whichever party is the most pro remain.

Problem is that the sitting Tory candidate has a 22000 majority - so no point in voting - literally no point. They could put a blue rosette on a donkey and it would get in here.
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So the thing is, that political parties do pay attention to seats where they get votes even if they're far from winning.

The only way the parties and observers have to really understand how people are thinking is the vote at elections. Polls are flawed and social media is unreliable. If you and several thousand others like you in your constituency don’t vote, the Tory majority will increase, and everyone will assume that there is a hardening of Tory support in the area. The MP will sit snug and safe, the local opposition parties will lose support, and at the next election there will likely be even less central support for the other parties.

Now if you all turn out, even if you all vote for different parties, the MP’s majority gets smaller. You might even run it really close. Suddenly, the story is different. Tories are run close in Rutshire South. People are turning away from the Tories. At the next election, Labour might think the impossible - we couldn’t win Rutshire South could we? It becomes a ‘scalp’ seat. They parachute in a star candidate and central support. Next thing you know, it’s a marginal, then a safe Labour seat. That’s how change is made.

You don’t have to go back very far in time to find safe seats that used to be safe seats for other parties. Look at East Renfrewshire (aka Eastwood): currently fairly safe SNP (6.6% majority in 2015), safe Labour from 2001–2015 (with c.20% majority), safe Conservative from the 30s until 1997. You need to make your voice heard, otherwise the powerful will draw the wrong conclusions, and no change will happen.
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I'd for whoever would take us back into the EU.
Even if it's labour. *Shudder*

If this option isnt on the table it will be green.
But really I cant be bothered with it anymore
 
413x said:
I'd for whoever would take us back into the EU.
Even if it's labour. *Shudder*
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I agree with the first line, and not with the second. The reason is that for me, I don't like JC, and even worse, I can't bring myself to vote for a party that might put Diane Abbot in as Home Secretary.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
I agree with the first line, and not with the second. The reason is that for me, I don't like JC, and even worse, I can't bring myself to vote for a party that might put Diane Abbot in as Home Secretary.
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I've never Labour. Always thought they want it all.
But if they do take us back in at least only be in for 4 years. I think its worth it. But its an 'out of options' decision.

Never voted tactically in past. But with on table. I would
 
Burnsy2023 said:
I agree with the first line, and not with the second. The reason is that for me, I don't like JC, and even worse, I can't bring myself to vote for a party that might put Diane Abbot in as Home Secretary.
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Can you imagine what she would do to the Police...
 
For clarity I was more curious as to his motivations rather than necessarily against it though I'm not really sure it serves much purpose to run it so regularly.
 
That's exactly my reasoning. As a one off, it was fine last month but this doesn't need to be reposted every month.
 
I live in a Labour Stronghold, but I'm not sure that JC wants to stay in the EU, so I'd vote Libs or Green, unless Labour give some assurances that remain is top of their agenda. One thing is certain, Tories are never getting my vote.
 
It would be Lib Dem atm.. Though depending on what the polls where saying I'd be happy to vote tactically if it meant unbalancing the Tories as I live in blue blooded Worcestershire. Never been so ashamed of a government in my lifetime (which is admittedly not the longest but still...)
 
Of course, that's absolutely fine. And also, if you want to start one that's going to remain open indefinitely then that's also fine. The problem with a monthly one is that it will be full of people just repeating the same stuff. By having a thread which is open continually, you allow people to change their vote (spoiler: people don't generally change their opinions) if they change their minds so it's always up to date without rehashing the same stuff over and over again.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
So the thing is, that political parties do pay attention to seats where they get votes even if they're far from winning.
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That's a good quote in your post about minority voting in safe seats and a pov I hadn't thought of before.

So I'll probably change my mind from last month where I said I wouldn't vote and go for the LDs again
 
Feek said:
Of course, that's absolutely fine. And also, if you want to start one that's going to remain open indefinitely then that's also fine. The problem with a monthly one is that it will be full of people just repeating the same stuff. By having a thread which is open continually, you allow people to change their vote (spoiler: people don't generally change their opinions) if they change their minds so it's always up to date without rehashing the same stuff over and over again.
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I will keep this one open then, no problem.
 
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