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WWYD if you were a Lib Dem supporter in this seat

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randomposterme · 18/05/2017 13:25

I'm in the only seat in Scotland which has a Tory MP. I voted 'No' in the indyref and 'remain' in Brexit. I am really very tired of the SNP dogged obsession with independence. But a hard Brexit is now my top concern and fear.

To topple the Tory, I would need to vote SNP. There is no doubt my vote would be hijacked as tacit support for independence, when actually it would be a vote to topple a Tory seat.

I feel a bit like some Americans said they felt when presented with two unpalatable choices (in their opinion). I do think that those who couldn't stomach Clinton, and opted for Jill Stein or not voting at all, helped get Trump into power. In the same way, I can't stomach either SNP or Tory, but a Tory candidate supporting hard Brexit would be the 'Trump' result for me.

I presented this logic to DH who until this point had been adamant he'd vote Lib Dem this time, and his response was 'Oh god you're right'. We're now thinking we may have to vote SNP Confused. We're rationalising we could still vote NO in indy2 if we still felt that way when it came - which it will.

But today I woke up wishing I had other choices.

WWYD?

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fakenamefornow · 22/05/2017 22:15

I feel for you op. What a fucking mess. I really wish the EU referendum had never happened.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 22/05/2017 22:21

If you want to keep the Tories out this website will tell you who you should vote for in your constituency.

MacarenaFerreiro · 22/05/2017 22:32

I know the constituency you're living in.

Problem is. We're not going to get another vote on Brexit. We had one of those, and and the majority of those voted to leave the EU. As much as the SNP bang on about holding the UK government to account and making them do a deal on Brexit, the fact is we're leaving.

And yes, every single vote for SNP is going to be taken as a vote for independence. It's all very well saying that you'd vote no in another independence ref but do you really want to drag us through all of that again?

Lib Dems took an absolute hammering in your neck of the woods last time, down around 17%. If they get some of that back on a pro-EU stance it may be a different story this time. Some of the Labour voters may switch to them too.

So vote Lib Dem.

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