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To ask I if anyone has changed their voting preference?

535 replies

bertiesgal · 22/05/2017 14:09

I started off thinking I'd vote SNP but I've definitely settled on Labour.

I'm not pretending that any if the available options are perfect but I feel like every time Theresa May talks about Brexit and "stands up" to Europe (our closest ally and trading partner ffs), it's a bit like cringing as a racist out of touch relative starts spouting off at a party and praying to God they don't say anything too damaging for the sake of the family's reputation.

As for strong and stable....

However, I can't pretend that Labour are much better, I just know that their view of society chimes more closely with mine.

I don't want to start a bun fight, I just want to gauge how dramatic this Tory landslide is going to be or if there's still some hope....

Dons hard hat and awaits flaming!

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Idratherbeaunicorn · 22/05/2017 16:14

Always previously voted green or lib dem (local elections) but definitely voting labour this time. I'm genuinely concerned about what will happen if the tories stay in!!

MoonriseKingdom · 22/05/2017 16:20

Very torn! Between Labour and LibDems and change my mind on a daily basis. I've mainly voted Labour except in the period after Tomy Blair took us into the Iraq War.

I don't feel Corbyn is any good as a leader, much more suited to being a backbencher. I would prefer to vote Lib Dem, in particular as I feel very strongly pro remain. However, Lib Dems will barely muster any votes in my constituency. I like my local Labour MP and I would be gutted if he lost his seat to The Conservatives or UKIP. On the other hand I don't want Corbyn to take my vote as an endorsement of his leadership! What to do?

WaitingYetAgain · 22/05/2017 16:23

I am a bit of a floater. I live in a Conservative safe seat. Our options are Cons, Lab, Lid Dem, UKIP. This year there's no Green or anything else. Anyway, I'm not voting UKIP, so that leaves the main three. I looked at the manifestos and didn't like any of them.

I was thinking I'd vote Lib Dem until I read the manifesto. Labour had some good policies but it seemed too idealistic for me and I could not see how it would be financially workable, plus previous Labour governments have not done anything positive for me. I also don't like the whole JC & the IRA connection, which I keep reading about.

So back to the Conservatives, the candidate in my area is new (as previous MP is retiring) and doesn't even live in the constituency, plus has never lived in the constituency. I really don't know what I think about that. I suppose it depends if I am voting for the candidate or the party. I don't like Conservative policies much, but I don't feel there's anything else on offer. Seeing as it's a safe seat, I'm not sure what difference me voting would have anyway.

glitterglitters · 22/05/2017 16:27

@WaitingYetAgain that would concern me if the candidate didn't live in the area or hadn't lived there. No matter my political allegiances.

As it is I'm constantly bumping into my MP, particulate in Tesco. Grin She follows me on Instagram and Twitter too. She's been on a reality show too.

Though she is a member of cabinet so I'd hope she would concentrate more on that in future ....

LittleMisslikestobebythesea · 22/05/2017 16:31

I still can't decide, I used to vote Tory a long time ago, but I won't be this time and that's one thing I'm certain of.

I'm leaning toward liberal democrats at the moment, I have considered labour but I just can't bring myself to vote for JC, I know I shouldn't just base it on that, and if labour had a decent leader I possibly would have voted for them, but I just don't think I can!

WaitingYetAgain · 22/05/2017 16:36

@glitterglitters I am glad it's not just me then, as I thought maybe I was being a bit precious! This candidate was voted for/picked by the local Conservatives beating the rival who was supposed to have been a safe bet. I think they must has been advised to vote for them instead by the powers that be higher up or something. It seems like some kind of fast track career move as apparently this new Cons candidate had stood in a London constituency and lost to another Cons candidate before being given to us, so to speak. This makes me feel cynical about how good they would be for the constituency/area.

Your MP sounds a lot more interesting than mine! ShockGrin

BackforGood · 22/05/2017 16:39

I do wish we had proportional representation though, so everyone 's vote actually counted, and the Country was led by the party the majority of the population wanted.

HundredMilesAnHour · 22/05/2017 16:45

Where I live is a huge Labour stronghold so my vote is pretty meaningless. I would never vote Labour. I tend to be most closely aligned with the Conservatives (although I vote Green on occasion, as a protest vote) but I am really struggling this time. I don't think I can vote for a party that will repeal the ban on fox hunting. I volunteer for a charity that rescues and rehabilitates injured foxes (only yesterday I was cleaning out fox cages for 11 "patients" and falling in love with them). Theresa May has gone too far for me this time.

badger2005 · 22/05/2017 16:52

I just read a great article that suggested (using evidence of patterns in politics through history) that Corbyn (or someone similarly left-wing) is doing well and better than a more middle-ground labour person would be doing.

We really need to challenge the "unelectable" label. I predict a snowball effect. As the ratings for labour get above a certain point, all the people who would like to vote for him but won't because he's "unelectable" will have to reconsider, and this will result in a snowballing surge of votes! How can we keep saying that he's unelectable when he is climbing daily in the polls?

glitterglitters · 22/05/2017 16:56

@WaitingYetAgain lol she's a bit of a Tory poster girl but she is definitely very involved in her constituency which means a lot.

I couldn't get behind an MP if they didn't understand or know the people though, whatever the party. There are issues that you're only going to know if you know the area.

Sounds like you've got a tough choice on your hands. I don't envy you at all. I'd have to pick on a larger scale eventually if that was me, but definitely done begrudgingly.

glitterglitters · 22/05/2017 16:56

@BackforGood we did have a referendum for it. But nobody turned up 🙈

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 22/05/2017 17:00

Always voted Labour. Even campaigned for them.

I won't vote Labour whilst Corbyn is there.

I will spoil my ballot.

Bonkerz · 22/05/2017 17:02

I've always voted Lib dem but feel that if we want change this time it has to be labour.

FatFacedDog · 22/05/2017 17:07

I have I think.

I was all set to support conservatives. I believe people should work for their money and not rely on handouts. I believe if people want more money, they should work hard at improving their situation, study, train - anything -

But then the thought of old people having their homes robbed from them when they've WORKED HARD all their lives to keep it doesn't sit well with me. Then thinking about it, the scrapping of NHS bursaries when there is already a nursing shortage and student nurses living on the breadline WITH the bursary ... and don't even get me started on fox hunting ...

I don't know now, JC is a joke and there is nobody else worth voting for!

anastaisia · 22/05/2017 17:10

Lib Dem, but it's not a change.

Interested to know what sort of things in the manifesto put people off though - to me it seems far more considered, and crucially realistic than either the Tory or labour offers. But aware I have a slight bias as a party member.

badger2005 · 22/05/2017 17:10

JC isn't a joke!

The ratings for him have climbed to the point where "strong and stable" May has had to reverse part of her policy on social care today. He's not a joke anymore.

FatFacedDog · 22/05/2017 17:11

Has she? I've not seen the news today ...

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 22/05/2017 17:14

The ratings for him have climbed to the point where "strong and stable" May has had to reverse part of her policy on social care today. He's not a joke anymore.

The ratings which are 9-14 points still give her a very big majority in today's terms.

JC isn't a joke!

To many he most certainly is.

badger2005 · 22/05/2017 17:17

Yes *FatFacedDog" she has.

"Piglet* I know, you are right that she would still have a big majority, and that many people consider JC a joke. My hope is that the climb in ratings, together with TM's U-turn response will change peoples' mind about that. He is certainly not a joke to all of us!

badger2005 · 22/05/2017 17:17

Sorry - bolding went wrong.

FatFacedDog · 22/05/2017 17:18

I'll put the news on when I can be arsed. See what bullshit they're all spouting today. Let's face it, no matter who gets in, nothing will change.

badger2005 · 22/05/2017 17:26

FatFacedDog but I think something might change! I think in this election we have an actual choice. The parties are standing for different things.

RainyDayBear · 22/05/2017 17:29

I was going to vote lib dem (as was DP) but we will both be voting labour this time round after a lot of thought.

Last election I was intending to vote labour until Ed Milliband unveiled that stone with his election promises on. I just felt that I really couldn't vote for him after that nonsense!! I voted green instead, knew they wouldn't get in but liked their policies.

LadyPW · 22/05/2017 17:29

JC isn't a joke!
His policies are unfundable, his costings are so wild that you might as well stick a pin in a list of numbers, he has no decent cabinet, he's unpopular amongst his MPs, he's changed his mind far more often (and more quickly) than T May, he's an IRA supporter, and he's a Union puppet.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 22/05/2017 17:30

My hope is that the climb in ratings, together with TM's U-turn response will change peoples' mind about that.

I doubt it though. The media and interviewers haven't even started on the skeletons in his closet yet.

His half hour interview with Andrew Neil on Friday will push and push and push.