I don't vote emotively actually. Because its a bit fucking pointless. Nor do I vote along party lines without looking at who was actually standing in my constituency. Cos that really would be fucking stupid.
So I can only vote for the candidates to represent me in my area. And I take this a damn site more seriously, than just voting along party lines. The system also means that sometimes I have to vote tactically, rather than for who I actually want because of their chances of actually winning. Lesser of all evils type thing.
Strangely enough last time, like every other time, I voted based on the three candidates standing in my area and whether I thought they were up to the job or not.
Where there are shit candidates this would also affect my vote far more than the party they represent, due to their competence... and this is reflected in my voting habits being a swing voter.
For example, if you honestly, gave me a choice between voting Nadine Dorres and Ed Milliband and I'd vote Ed. Give me a choice between Ed Balls and William Hague and I'd vote Hague.
As it goes, in case you hadn't realised, you can't vote for a party to win overall as we don't have a presidential system.
And actually, I find people who don't properly understand the system and don't even bother to find out anything about their local candidate and just vote for team colours and continue to believe shite about how one party would be SOOOOOO much better far, far more blinkered and not that bright.
We'd be fucked with Labour. We'd be fucked with the LDs. We'd be fucked with the Torys.
As for the Greens. Lets spunk a lot of cash we don't have on something thats a) not proven and may not even be possible b) often not anywhere near as environmentally friendly as people think.
Personally I live in the real world, not Lala land.