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AIBU to ask you who you would vote for if a General Election were to be called tomorrow?

339 replies

Nakatomi · 02/10/2016 14:01

And why would you vote that way? For you, do you vote for your party or for your local MP?

I am a Corbyn supporter but dislike my local MP for resigning from the front bench. Shame, because she's actually quite a good MP otherwise. I would probably still vote for her to get Labour into power but otherwise I would vote for the Greens.

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SunnyInMay · 03/10/2016 14:00

I think for the first time ever I would vote Tory.

I have always voted Labour in the past and used to be a member but I'm also a Brexiteer and feel alienated by Corbyn.

I'm quite impressed by Theresa May. I think she can make a success of Brexit and pull the country together.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 03/10/2016 14:05

I would vote Lib Dem (having never done so before) purely because we would get a second refurendum on Brexit.

They are saying they would give a referendum on the offer not really run the whole thing again.

piapiapiano · 03/10/2016 14:07

I have seen peoples lives improved through returning to work.

I know that the government invest wisely (I am NOT talking Trident here) in measures which help protect us from terrorism.

The latter is my main cause for concern should a Corbyn government be elected.

Elendon · 03/10/2016 14:32

Will never vote for Corbyn, but will vote Labour.

I'm Labour, have been a Labour councillor, and will not be told to stand behind our leader, no matter what; I will not be told that, as with Brexit, the majority has voted and you have to put up or shut up.

I won't be walking door to door delivering leaflets anymore. The Corbynites can do that.

BakewellTartAgain · 03/10/2016 15:39

Op do you mind me asking what you teach?

irretating · 03/10/2016 15:59

Labour forever. I'm concerned that May is pushing for a hard Brexit. It would be a huge blow to the economy, particularly here in the north where we have a lot of trade with the EU. Contrary to what Boris Johnson believes, trade agreements are complicated and take years to finalise. Family businesses can't afford to spend years in limbo while these agreements are hashed out. I'm very concerned that we'd regain sovereignty from the EU only to give it away to China and the USA in trade agreements that are weighted in favour of foreign owned businesses.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 03/10/2016 16:08

I'm concerned that May is pushing for a hard Brexit.

Well we don't know what Labour thinks of it all as it wasn't even discussed at party conference.

Butkin1 · 03/10/2016 16:22

Would definitely vote Conservative. I like the way Mrs May is going about her job and I think she'll be an excellent PM.

I'm most interested In who will vote UKIP. Surely their party is now an irrelevance after they basically got the one mandate they stood for.

Humidseptember · 03/10/2016 16:24

I would've preferred David too but Ed had an awful campaign run against him by Murdoch's empire

Oh yes the press mis representing him, nothing to do with what people thought when they actually heard him speak his own words from his own mouth or his written word then Hmm

Mumofone1972 · 03/10/2016 16:29

WheelofPan Sun 02-Oct-16 16:25:13

I totally can't understand why anyone would want to ride roughshod over a democratic decision. The referendum happened and Brexit won.

There was one of those democratic decisions made to enter the EEU.

I take issue with this the democratic decision was to join the EEC ie common market - we ended up with something very far removed from what was voted for...

My view for the future is that the European Union will implode and then someone will come up with a great idea to develop a "common market" and all will start again...

Voting conservative to maintain my Sis in laws £23k in disability benefit annually.. 2 bedroom council accommodation and paying bedroom tax!

Lalsy · 03/10/2016 16:35

The Leave campaign said over and over again we would be able to stay in the single market AND "take back control".

It is now clear that is not the case and May signalled yesterday it will be a hard Brexit.

How can we possibly know whether this is what people voted for?

Humidseptember · 03/10/2016 16:50

Ummm people voted for Brexit which was an un known and a risk which was faced with the reality of the EU as we know it.

Many people felt it was worth getting out faced with it.

Humidseptember · 03/10/2016 16:51

lalsy sorry half read your post, I think most people realised when voting nothing in terms of brexit policy was set in stone, therefore - leaving or staying in single market was up in the air, it was a risk.

TheWildRumpyPumpus · 03/10/2016 16:59

Oh God, it's you the Thatcher hating history teacher (explains why it's only the Tory voter who has to explain themselves).

I would vote Conservative if the election was imminent. I have an 'official' disability which stops me from working - doesn't mean I have to agree with Corbyn and his policies.

NetballHoop · 03/10/2016 17:32

I can't bring myself to vote for the disaster that would be Corbyn so I'd vote Lib Dem.

Not that it matters, my constituency has only ever returned a tory in its entire history.

Lalsy · 03/10/2016 17:36

Humid, maybe, but we were being told we could have it all - we don't know how many people believed that, and the margin was small. I just don't see how we can know.

If we had been offered three options: Remain; Soft Brexit (roughly); Hard Brexit (roughly), Remain would have won. That would have been no less democratic (but not have appeased UKIP for DC) but we would have stayed in the EU. Remain and Soft Brexit perhaps have more in common with each other than Soft and Hard Brexit. Sorry, it sounds like I am talking about digestives or something!

tangerino · 03/10/2016 17:37

Lib Dem.

SukeyTakeItOffAgain · 03/10/2016 18:09

Piglet why shouldn't I call people spineless? I don't have a cause Confused

I think it's a valid question after the result of the last general election.

Chikara · 03/10/2016 18:10

I have no idea how I'd vote. And I'm in a relatively marginal seat.The party thing has been getting increasingly difficult and I would like some sort of change in the way we do things.

Looking at answers on here there are so many contradictions:
Love Labour/hate Corbyn
Pro Corbyn but voted Leave
Like May/ hate grammar schools
Lifelong Tory but disagree with cuts to disabled benefits
Brexiteer but hate UKIP
Lib Dem but don't want to overturn a referendum result

We also have this stupid Tory Scum v Loony Lefty division which really doesn't reflect reality. Add that to the "wasted vote" scenario that so many of us in "enemy" safe seats face and the whole process is becoming meaningless.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 03/10/2016 18:12

Piglet why shouldn't I call people spineless?

People do or don't vote the way they do for a number of reasons. Just because you don't agree it doesn't make people 'spineless'

SukeyTakeItOffAgain · 03/10/2016 18:15

Obviously that was totally what I was saying Hmm

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 03/10/2016 18:17

If we had been offered three options: Remain; Soft Brexit (roughly); Hard Brexit (roughly), Remain would have won.

Not sure remain would have won.

I know a fair number of people that would like a soft Brexit, if that had been on the table, but voted remain.

The truth is no one can guarantee anything.

Remaining in the EU doesn't mean the EU would be anything like it is now. Would people 15 years ago think it would be like this?

I voted remain, but I think the result is as it is and we need to get on with it. All this uncertainty helps no one.

NNChangeAgain · 03/10/2016 18:18

Someone who doesn't vote for a particular party because they think they'll be on the losing side is not necessarily a good reason, though Hmm

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 03/10/2016 18:20

Someone who doesn't vote for a particular party because they think they'll be on the losing side is not necessarily a good reason, though

People do vote tactically in some constituencies in GE though.

Humidseptember · 03/10/2016 18:21

If we had been offered three options: Remain; Soft Brexit (roughly); Hard Brexit (roughly), Remain would have won

I very much doubt remain would have won!

They didnt - and people voting for brexit I believe realised that was voting for a largely un known specific thing.