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Liberal Democrat voters thread

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Madsometimes · 11/05/2010 09:48

Who do you think that Clegg should go in with?

It is obvious that Labour and Tory voters each have their own ideas, but if you voted Lib Dem on May 6th, what do you think?

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UnquietDad · 11/05/2010 09:57

Paddy Ashdown was on the news today saying it won't need to be a rainbow alliance - a Lib-Lab coalition would work on its own, as for it to be defeated would require the Nationalists all to vote with the Tories, something they would never do.

It would still be pretty tight. Assuming Nationalist abstensions, the balance would be 315 on the combined Lib-Lab side and 307 on the Con side. All it takes is someone to be off sick, seeing Miss Whiplash that day or abroad on Foreign Office business, and the vote is buggered!

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Madsometimes · 11/05/2010 09:53

I have said elsewhere on MN that I think they should go with a LibCon coalition.

This is because I believe that the Tories have the strongest mandate from the electorate, and because I believe that the the party should not be putting their own interests first. I am also unconvinced by how stable the rainbow alliance will be.

I am not sure how many actual Lib Dem voters we have on MN, I know that we have lots of Labour voters. I also know that we Liberals are a diverse bunch, so I know that there will not be one single answer.

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