[Politics] Tactical Voting at the General Election

sparkie

Well-known member

Jul 17, 2003

13,080

Hove

• Jun 25, 2024

• #81

Another type of tactical vote to ponder.

The Torys absolutely need to tack away from the loony right.

If the local Tory candidate is a moderate rather than a swivel eyed headbanger then for the good of the Tory party and the country they need to have more influence on the Tory party. So moderates need to fill the Parliamentary Tories.

So there is also a tactic to vote for a moderate to drag the Tory party back to the centre.

 

Super Steve Earle

Well-known member

Feb 23, 2009

8,782

North of Brighton

• Jun 25, 2024

• #82

I would never, ever vote tactically. It's cheating. If the person I vote for doesn't get in, that's fine. If other voters want someone else, I accept that's the process.

 

RustyKent

Well-known member

Jun 2, 2014

633

Herne Bay

• Jun 25, 2024

• #83

Well I want someone other than the Tory candidate.

So I'll have to cheat!

 

M

Machiavelli

Well-known member

Oct 11, 2013

17,450

Fiveways

• Jun 25, 2024

• #84

sparkie said:

Another type of tactical vote to ponder.

The Torys absolutely need to tack away from the loony right.

If the local Tory candidate is a moderate rather than a swivel eyed headbanger then for the good of the Tory party and the country they need to have more influence on the Tory party. So moderates need to fill the Parliamentary Tories.

So there is also a tactic to vote for a moderate to drag the Tory party back to the centre.

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The membership have the final say on who their leader is. Their MPs will whittle down which two go forward to the membership. How shall we put it, the membership haven't exactly made the wisest of decisions. And you do have to wonder not only how many MPs they'll have in the next parliament and, more importantly, what the profile is.