Tactical voters - unite!

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tegwin said:

Im sorry... your a fool..... unless people vote for who they truly want to elect then we can never live in a true democracy....


Stop playing this game! CUtting off ones nose to spite ones face!

Your point would be true if the voting system were one of proportional representation.

It is not, therefore you are incorrect.

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hornetrider said:

OK. After my brief flirtation with UKIP I have now decided to vote tactically as alas I am in a Winky heartland.

2005 results:

Jessica Morden, Labour 14,389 45.2% - Never heard of her.
Ed Townsend, Liberal Democrat 7,551 23.7%
Matthew Collings, Conservative 7,459 23.4%
Mohammad Asghar, Plaid Cymru 1,221 3.8%
Roger Thomas, UKIP 945 3.0%
Liz Screen, Socialist Labour 260 0.8%

Ergo my choice, to get the Wink out, is to vote Tory or shudder Liberal. My thinking is the Liberals will attract more 'swing' voters in a Labour heartland, as they will be fked if they are voting Tory.

Ergo - I should vote LibDem. Not that we will get a 20 odd percent swing. Bloody Welshies.

Yes, they are s - but lets remember - the goal is to remove ZanuLabia.

Thoughts?

You stand NO chance of overturning the Labour majority in your constituency. This doesn't mean that your vote won't count. Your vote will be seen by the other parties, and it will influence their future direction and policies.

So, if you vote Liberal Democrat, you will be pushing the Conservative party towards the left. If you vote UKIP, you will push the Conservatives a bit back towards their traditional position.

If you vote tactically, you are guaranteeing that your views are completely ignored.


Don
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don4l said:

hornetrider said:

OK. After my brief flirtation with UKIP I have now decided to vote tactically as alas I am in a Winky heartland.

2005 results:

Jessica Morden, Labour 14,389 45.2% - Never heard of her.
Ed Townsend, Liberal Democrat 7,551 23.7%
Matthew Collings, Conservative 7,459 23.4%
Mohammad Asghar, Plaid Cymru 1,221 3.8%
Roger Thomas, UKIP 945 3.0%
Liz Screen, Socialist Labour 260 0.8%

Ergo my choice, to get the Wink out, is to vote Tory or shudder Liberal. My thinking is the Liberals will attract more 'swing' voters in a Labour heartland, as they will be fked if they are voting Tory.

Ergo - I should vote LibDem. Not that we will get a 20 odd percent swing. Bloody Welshies.

Yes, they are s - but lets remember - the goal is to remove ZanuLabia.

Thoughts?

You stand NO chance of overturning the Labour majority in your constituency. This doesn't mean that your vote won't count. Your vote will be seen by the other parties, and it will influence their future direction and policies.

So, if you vote Liberal Democrat, you will be pushing the Conservative party towards the left. If you vote UKIP, you will push the Conservatives a bit back towards their traditional position.

If you vote tactically, you are guaranteeing that your views are completely ignored.


Don
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so if I want the Conservatives to move a bit back towards their traditional position, I should vote UKIP.

That'd be a tactical vote then.

But you say tactical voting will guarantee your vote is ignored.

Can't have it both ways.