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Who should I vote for?

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Bookridden · 17/11/2019 18:11

I live in what I think is a safe Labour seat. I have traditionally voted Labour but am struggling this time. Which party most closely aligns with my beliefs, which are:

I'm a reluctant remainder, but I think we should honour the referendum results and leave

I am bitterly opposed to austerity

I am worried about the anti-semitism in Labour and the lack of financial competence. I love many of their manifesto promises but I worry about how affordable it really is.

I tend to have socially liberal beliefs.

If I woke up on 13th December and Boris was PM, I would be angry. If it was Corbyn, I would be worried.

Local MP is good and not a Corbyn fan, but if I vote Labour again, am I helping to keep Corbyn in?

If you share my beliefs, would you mind sharing who you are planning to vote for?

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ThunderR0ad78 · 17/11/2019 18:16

Considered the same but I'm sticking with Labour!

teabagleftin · 17/11/2019 18:20

Labour because I can’t vote Tory- I have disabled children/husband and don’t understand how any one who isn’t an elite could vote for them.

There are racist undertones in both the two main parties, just one is reported in more due to who controls the media currently.

Historically labour have a much better track record of finances once you look behind the spin.

MoonGeek · 17/11/2019 18:33

I saw a post about your vote being like a bus ie don't wait for the one that is exactly right for you but take the one that gets you close enough.

For me it's Lib Dems because brexit is the most important issue for me right now and I think they stand the best chance here to get the tories out.

BoneyBackJefferson · 17/11/2019 19:43

MN is a funny place, we have had 3 years of 'even if you say that you are not racist, you are endorsing racism because others that voted the same way are racist'

Now in a general election you should vote for the best fit party and even if they have a racist stance it doesn't mean that you are racist.

Hereismyreply · 17/11/2019 20:02

www.channel4.com/news/whos-most-likely-to-win-the-general-election-politics-where-next-podcast

I found the opening section of this podcast quite interesting. An expert pollster saying that Johnson stands a pretty good chance of getting a majority whereast the chance of Corbyn getting a majority is so close to zero as to be effectively zero. So the pollster sees the choice in this election as being effectively a choice between (a) a majority Conservative government led by Boris Johnson and (b) a hung parliament. And yes I know pollsters can get it wrong, but Labour are so way behind in the polls at the moment that what the pollster says made sense to me. So rather than thinking "Do I want Johnson to get a majority or Corbyn to get a majority?", what we should really be asking ourselves is, "Would I prefer a Johnson majority or a hung parliament?"

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