Lunch time poll: Voting Dilema

[cdave]

In my local seat the two parties who most stand a chance of winning there have:

• A rebellious incumbent MP who votes against his party (usually in the direction I'd want), but whose party I don't want in power.
• A local councillor for the party I'd like to see in, who doesn't really impress me with his literature, and website (and hasn't replied to an email from 5 days ago asking why I should vote for him).

[Poll #1553873]

Comments

[cdave]

Nicest thing anyone's said in a while ;)

Okay it's possible to discuss the running of the country with brining party politics into it, but they do do their darndest to ensure it's tricky. The "system" is set up so that a party who just makes sensible policy suggestions, without branding or slagging off opponents will likely get no air time, and no votes.

[offensive-mango.livejournal.com]

I wonder if you can guess how I was planning to vote and how I am going to vote (and whether there is a difference between the two, and if so, what changed my mind).

[cdave]

Not really. I'd've said Liberal, and that nothing in this campaign has changed that, but the latter part is based on extrapolation as you haven't posted anything on running the country (that I've seen) since the Election was called.

Hmm. Guess I've been projecting and rationalising. Hmm.

[offensive-mango.livejournal.com]

Well, as a civil servant I'm in purdah, so I can't really say. Your conclusions are interesting and should be discussed during a mutually-agreeable social outing. I think board games are out btw :(