Jo Swinson

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uk66fastback

16,577 posts

272 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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So who'll be the new leader on Friday when Jo resigns?

Chuka better hope he gets in if he wants a go - is there anyone left anyway - they've all had a go ...

Not sure Chuka will get in anyway. Good riddance to that 'loyal MP' if he doesn't.

Gargamel

15,015 posts

262 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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uk66fastback said:
So who'll be the new leader on Friday when Jo resigns?

Chuka better hope he gets in if he wants a go - is there anyone left anyway - they've all had a go ...

Not sure Chuka will get in anyway. Good riddance to that 'loyal MP' if he doesn't.
What makes you think Chuka? He ‘withdrew’ from the last leadership title fight, citing pressure, family, private life something something.

OK there is much less pressure as Lib Dem leader since no one expects you have to do anything except address very very small groups of people, but its a living I suppose.

ThunderSpook

3,617 posts

212 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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I checked the tactical voting site last night for my area; Tactical Vote: none.

Turns out when the Tories got 35,000 votes at the last election and the next closest were Labour with 9000 there’s sod all point in voting for anyone.

Therefore I might as well vote LD to send a message about this whole Brexit bks.

bitchstewie

51,459 posts

211 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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CAPP0 said:
Can't decide whether tactical voting is undemocratic, unprincipled, unscrupulous, underhand, or all of the above!
I think PistonHeads has a rather unique definition of "Tactical Voting".

"Vote Boris to stop Corbyn and the Marxists" is fine.

"Vote anyone but the Tories to stop Boris" isn't fine.

Seems odd confused

CAPP0

19,607 posts

204 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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bhstewie said:
CAPP0 said:
Can't decide whether tactical voting is undemocratic, unprincipled, unscrupulous, underhand, or all of the above!
I think PistonHeads has a rather unique definition of "Tactical Voting".

"Vote Boris to stop Corbyn and the Marxists" is fine.

"Vote anyone but the Tories to stop Boris" isn't fine.

Seems odd confused
Sorry, I only deleted because I thought I was in the election thread not the Swinson thread!

crankedup

25,764 posts

244 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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uk66fastback said:
So who'll be the new leader on Friday when Jo resigns?

Chuka better hope he gets in if he wants a go - is there anyone left anyway - they've all had a go ...

Not sure Chuka will get in anyway. Good riddance to that 'loyal MP' if he doesn't.
That would really ps off Ed Davey seeing chucka shimmer into poll position.

anonymous-user

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55 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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crankedup said:
uk66fastback said:
So who'll be the new leader on Friday when Jo resigns?

Chuka better hope he gets in if he wants a go - is there anyone left anyway - they've all had a go ...

Not sure Chuka will get in anyway. Good riddance to that 'loyal MP' if he doesn't.
That would really ps off Ed Davey seeing chucka shimmer into poll position.
If labour get rid of corbyn, he might go back there and lead them?

Dont like rolls

3,798 posts

55 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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El stovey said:
crankedup said:
uk66fastback said:
So who'll be the new leader on Friday when Jo resigns?

Chuka better hope he gets in if he wants a go - is there anyone left anyway - they've all had a go ...

Not sure Chuka will get in anyway. Good riddance to that 'loyal MP' if he doesn't.
That would really ps off Ed Davey seeing chucka shimmer into poll position.
If labour get rid of corbyn, he might go back there and lead them?
How very Churchillian of him smile

TTmonkey

20,911 posts

248 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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If the exit poll is correct, she needs to resign tomorrow. Shambles. If she couldn’t motivate millions of remainer voters what the hell is she worth?

don'tbesilly

13,939 posts

164 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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TTmonkey said:
If the exit poll is correct, she needs to resign tomorrow. Shambles. If she couldn’t motivate millions of remainer voters what the hell is she worth?
If the gain is 1 seat as predicted in the exit polls it really is bad for Swinson, she got the campaign so,so wrong.

Robertj21a

16,479 posts

106 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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don'tbesilly said:
If the gain is 1 seat as predicted in the exit polls it really is bad for Swinson, she got the campaign so,so wrong.
We didn't need Exit Polls to tell us how badly she cocked it up !

anonymous-user

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55 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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don'tbesilly said:
If the gain is 1 seat as predicted in the exit polls it really is bad for Swinson, she got the campaign so,so wrong.
When the public dislike you the more they see of you, it ain't good.

dandarez

13,294 posts

284 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Bye bye BoJo hehe

bitchstewie

51,459 posts

211 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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YouTalkinToMe said:
When the public dislike you the more they see of you, it ain't good.
Agreed.

They should have been a shoe-in vote for me but in the end I couldn't.

Bit unfair to blame it entirely on Jo Swinson but she simply didn't come across well at all.

If you can't make gains in this environment I think you have to take it on the chin that you've got it wrong.

A Winner Is You

24,992 posts

228 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Couldn't they just refuse to accept the result?

Robertj21a

16,479 posts

106 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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bhstewie said:
Agreed.

They should have been a shoe-in vote for me but in the end I couldn't.

Bit unfair to blame it entirely on Jo Swinson but she simply didn't come across well at all.

If you can't make gains in this environment I think you have to take it on the chin that you've got it wrong.
Fair comment - but I can't honestly think of anything that the LibDems did to cause as much harm as that created by their own leader. I had assumed that the LibDems would improve quite significantly, if only due to the Remainers having little alternative.

vaud

50,623 posts

156 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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A Winner Is You said:
Couldn't they just refuse to accept the result?
How?

bazza white

3,562 posts

129 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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I think for many lib dem voters reality was a choice of a corbyn government lib dem vote or brexit and they chose brexit.


bitchstewie

51,459 posts

211 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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Robertj21a said:
Fair comment - but I can't honestly think of anything that the LibDems did to cause as much harm as that created by their own leader. I had assumed that the LibDems would improve quite significantly, if only due to the Remainers having little alternative.
And so did I and I got that one dead wrong.

When I say not entirely Swinson I think she played a massive part.

But I also think Bazza called it right and a lot of people simply wouldn't risk Corbyn.

Reports Swinson is going to lose her seat to the SNP anyway.

kev1974

4,029 posts

130 months

Thursday 12th December 2019
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She's not just peeling her name and face off the bus, she is going to have to set fire to it and pretend it never existed