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T_i_B

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8. There is a lot to dislike about the Tory campaign
Fri May 26, 2017, 06:33 AM
May 2017

Last edited Fri May 26, 2017, 08:09 AM - Edit history (1)

Suffice to say that if William Hague had campaigned this badly in 2001 he would have been slaughtered by many of the same people now lauding Theresa May.

One major issue I have with the Tory campaign is how centered it is on Theresa May. It's bad enough to make me stop taking pot shots at Corbyn fanboys!

It also affects the local campaign with Tory literature and those big signs you see in farmers fields proclaiming that Tory candidates are "Standing with Theresa May". This makes Tory candidates come across as little more than lobby fodder and will make it very difficult for them to challenge the executive as MP's. And we need more MP's to start holding the government to account for a change!

I'd want to see this confirmed by other polls, first... regnaD kciN May 2017 #1
It fits the trend, though DavidDvorkin May 2017 #2
looks like May is not wearing well and Corbyn is getting his act together. hrmjustin May 2017 #3
The broadcast media have to be slightly less blatantly biased in election season, Denzil_DC May 2017 #4
I think the Tory policies for the elderly are a major factor. T_i_B May 2017 #5
I think the Tories were taking ALL their votes for granted! Denzil_DC May 2017 #6
There is a lot to dislike about the Tory campaign T_i_B May 2017 #8
This focus on the party leader seems to be a trend in Scotland as well. Denzil_DC May 2017 #9
Indeed LeftishBrit May 2017 #10
Was this the one that looked like a 4th rate womens mag? T_i_B May 2017 #11
Luckily I haven't had that one yet LeftishBrit May 2017 #12
This is the offending booklet T_i_B May 2017 #13
Wow; that is bad LeftishBrit May 2017 #14
Getting more of this nonsense now T_i_B May 2017 #16
I'm getting nothing like that, though I'm in a seat the Tories should win, as long as they try muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #17
We have at least had hustings T_i_B May 2017 #18
We have ours on Saturday evening LeftishBrit May 2017 #19
Cue vast numbers of parodies! n/t Denzil_DC May 2017 #15
Long term Dworkin May 2017 #7
YouGov's "brave" attempt to predict individual seats is up muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #20
Right enough, rivalries are hotting up in these parts. Denzil_DC May 2017 #21
Background to that pic above Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #22
I only saw 2 polls for the constituency where I live T_i_B Jun 2017 #23
Electoral Calculus, although they got the overall result pretty wrong (358 Tory seats) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #24
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