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To think that no one will ever vote conservative again

544 replies

rogersmellyonthetelly · 09/08/2012 09:40

At least in anyone in living memory of the current government and their immoral targeting of the most vulnerable members of society.
I voted conservative at the last election to my eternal shame, I won't make the same mistake twice.

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KaFayOLay · 09/08/2012 09:54

I will never ever vote Labour or Lib Dem.

The immigrant situation alone, due to labour, would be my outstanding reason. In reality I have loads of reasons.

FartyMcTarty · 09/08/2012 09:55

it's getting people to vote in the first place that will change things.

I've always voted. Lib Dem and occasionally Labour. I don't know if I could, in all conscience, vote for any of them again, so I can absolutely understand why people don't use their vote. I will probably just chuck mine away on Green or an independent.

Nancy66 · 09/08/2012 09:55

I nearly voted Conservative last time. I hesitated in the voting booth for about five minutes, then just imagined what my old grandad (a former ship worker and trade unionist) would say and bottled it. Glad I did now.

Vagaceratops · 09/08/2012 09:55

They will always have great support in the south, especially in more rural communities.

Unfortunately.

Inneedofbrandy · 09/08/2012 09:57

I think everyone who still reads the DM will still vote tory. I always vote labour there far from perfect but least they don't hate the poor and disabled and normal people. The biggest political dillusion is torys like the middle.

wordfactory · 09/08/2012 09:58

Iggly I would class getting a vote out of someone who didn't vote last time as a changing vote IYSWIM.

Indeed this is s huge problem for Labour as I see it. Agiraffe is very typical. Labour voter in the past, but sees nothing to entice them at present.

Thinking that they will vote Labour just to defeat the Tory Scum is foolish and been proved to be quite flawed thinking.
Endelssly trotting out what the Tory Scum are doing wrong is also bringing no fresh voters.

Kayano · 09/08/2012 10:00

I only David had beat Ed Sad

CouthyMow · 09/08/2012 10:01

I think you will find that turnout will massively increase at the next election. I have over 20 friends in their early 30's who have never voted before, but have registered to vote so that they can vote the Tory Bastards out in the next election.

If that is replicated up and down the country, not only will we have a much higher turnout for the next election, they will be people that WILL be voting Labour.

I wouldn't hold your breath on the Conservatives being voted back in in the next election.

Even my dyed-blue, through and through, staunch Tory mother is likely to vote either Labour or UKIP in the next election. And she has been voting conservative every time since she was able to.

worldgonecrazy · 09/08/2012 10:05

Wouldn't it be just as easy to say that following the Iraq war, no one could ever vote Labour again?

At least with the Conservatives you know what you're voting for.

I could never vote Labour. My vote gets cast on which of the other candidates I think will represent me best, regardless of which party they belong to (ignoring the extremists such as BNP).

wordfactory · 09/08/2012 10:07

I just don't believe it couthy.

I come from a long line of trade unionists/Labour activists and have seen what works and what doesn't. Just hoping people want to vote out the Tories isn't enough.

You need somehting new and fresh. A positive message for the future.

Ed Balls just cannot create that message. He is old guard.

Belmo · 09/08/2012 10:11

One of my earliest memories is going on an anti-Thatcher march with my mum. Nothing could persuade me to vote Tory. Genuinely baffled as to why anyone does.

wordfactory · 09/08/2012 10:11

I also agree with worldgonecrazy

The old Labour adminsitration was tainted by the war and of course the banking crisis. And it doesn't matter how many activists babble on about how or why the later happened, and how the Tories wouldn't have done anyhting differently, the fact is that it happened on Gordon Brown's watch.

You can't now wheel in the Usual Suspects who were all deeply involved in that administration and expect the public to just sweep it under the carpet.

We need new people, new policies and a new message. But that aint gonna happen before the next election.

usualsuspect · 09/08/2012 10:11

Many young voters voted Lib Dem because of the no rise in university fees lies, I can't see them voting conservative next time.

PeshwariNaan · 09/08/2012 10:14

It's pretty obvious to me that the gov't. is using the economy to pursue what is a pretty radical agenda. I suppose everyone voting Conservative is comfortable with dismantling the NHS, for instance, and moving towards the lovely and fabulous U.S. insurance system (which Osbourne is a big fan of).

Scary times.

KickTheGuru · 09/08/2012 10:15

People assume that financial recessions happen overnight.

I wouldn't vote labour if there was no other party available

Mrbojangles1 · 09/08/2012 10:15

I defo would but if i thought it would be a co goverment i would not and would vot ukip

hoodoo12345 · 09/08/2012 10:16

I have never and will NEVER vote Conservative, the whole party makes my skin crawl.

bringbacksideburns · 09/08/2012 10:17

Course they will!

everlast · 09/08/2012 10:17

My husband and i have never voted before i suppose we thought what do our votes really count never taken much interest before but the tories have certainly woken us up we WILL be voting in future, any vote is a vote closer to getting them out.

Mrbojangles1 · 09/08/2012 10:17

What i really find Confused is that people actually think ed milly is the one to run the show thats a joke if ever i heard one they are the ines who spent money we didnt have in oder t o keep their pay master the unuion stum

Prarieflower · 09/08/2012 10:18

Hmm I've always voted lib dem,never again probably.

Will switch to Labour(or any party I can find that actually gives a shit about the middle majority)if only to keep the Tories from a maj the idea of which I find utterly terrifying.I know sooooo many people thinking like this,people who were Lib Dem but will never again and are prepared to vote Labour just to keep the Tories out.

I think lost Lib Dem voters are more likely to switch to Labour and not Tory.A Tory will always vote Tory,they'd never be voting Lib Dem in the first place.

Having said all that if the Lib Dems booted out slimy Clegg and put Vince Cable in charge I could maybe be persuaded but it would be a big maybe.

wordfactory · 09/08/2012 10:18

Belmo I actually think one of the best excersies the Labour party could undertake would be to ask itself why people vote Tory.

Too many high ranking party members refuse to enagage outside the middle class Primrose Hill polictical spectrum.

akaemmafrost · 09/08/2012 10:21

Going by this thread I think many will sadly.

However my parents, both staunch Tories have said they will never vote Tory again. So there IS hope.

usualsuspect · 09/08/2012 10:21

I think a lot of Lim Dem voters will switch to labour TBH.

Kayano · 09/08/2012 10:22

Complaining about the medicine is valid when the medicine seems to screwing over vulnerable young people, the disabled and the elderly while they in turn are stupidly slow to do anything about corporate tax loopholes and cutting the 50% rate for wealthy people

It's not medicine we are BACK IN RECESSION

They still bleed money all over the place but use it as an excuse to shit on people