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Post by independentukip on Nov 26, 2012 1:17:50 GMT
I agree entirely with Richard Allen and would add that the intervention of Mr Bristow of the EDL will take some votes from the BNP as will Mr Wildgoose for the EDP. Wildgoose will be receiving the support of some of the former BNP Yorkshire activists of course but I don't expect him to get ahead of Jane Collins in the vote.
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 26, 2012 1:21:06 GMT
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Post by independentukip on Nov 26, 2012 1:33:59 GMT
No coincidence as they are the same person. It seems Labour are relying on a split vote to get back in Rotherham but the idea of a joint Respect UKIP candidate is too improbable for plausibility, |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 26, 2012 1:38:42 GMT
No coincidence as they are the same person. It seems Labour are relying on a split vote to get back in Rotherham but the idea of a joint Respect UKIP candidate is too improbable for plausibility, Interesting political journey. What happened, I wonder?  |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 26, 2012 1:46:08 GMT
From the Guardian article:
"So who will win? Labour are certainly nervous. Sadiq Khan, from Tooting, who was one of the army of MPs ordered up to Rotherham to help this week..."
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Post by leicester on Nov 26, 2012 8:02:44 GMT
Heading up to Rotherham later today to help out, should be an interesting election. Expect Labour to still romp home but who comes where after that is hard to call
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 26, 2012 9:22:59 GMT
Heading up to Rotherham later today to help out, should be an interesting election. Expect Labour to still romp home but who comes where after that is hard to call Who are you helping out? |
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 26, 2012 10:35:07 GMT
From the Guardian article: "So who will win? Labour are certainly nervous. Sadiq Khan, from Tooting, who was one of the army of MPs ordered up to Rotherham to help this week..."Come on then, what did he say??  |
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Post by nord on Nov 26, 2012 10:44:28 GMT
Heading up to Rotherham later today to help out, should be an interesting election. Expect Labour to still romp home but who comes where after that is hard to call Are you helping Marlene? Good luck if you are. UKIP are trying to steal BNP votes, so I think BNP need to be out everyday even on Thurdsay right up to 10pm. |
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Post by Richard Allen on Nov 26, 2012 10:53:29 GMT
Heading up to Rotherham later today to help out, should be an interesting election. Expect Labour to still romp home but who comes where after that is hard to call Are you helping Marlene? Good luck if you are. UKIP are trying to steal BNP votes, so I think BNP need to be out everyday even on Thurdsay right up to 10pm. # I am amused by this talk of "stealing" votes. You seem to have a very strange idea about how democracy works. |
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Post by andrea on Nov 26, 2012 11:17:17 GMT
Sunday Politics debates with Lab, Con, LD, UKIP, BNP and Respect
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Post by the_bullies on Nov 26, 2012 17:07:17 GMT
She might be doing lots of walking & canvassing amongst the voters in Rotherham but nothing else!
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Post by YL on Nov 26, 2012 22:15:26 GMT
If this turns out to be an easy Labour hold then Rotherham Politics is going to look very silly.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 26, 2012 22:18:06 GMT
If this turns out to be an easy Labour hold then Rotherham Politics is going to look very silly. Are they still predicting a win for Respect? And did anything of what AC has speculated about above actually transpire?? |
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Post by YL on Nov 26, 2012 22:30:23 GMT
If this turns out to be an easy Labour hold then Rotherham Politics is going to look very silly. Are they still predicting a win for Respect? . She didn't attend the hustings. AIUI the official reason was that her time would be better spent canvassing. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 26, 2012 22:31:57 GMT
If this turns out to be an easy Labour hold then Rotherham Politics is going to look very silly. But note: |
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 26, 2012 22:35:36 GMT
Well, her Twitter account would seem to indicate that it is |
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 26, 2012 22:42:02 GMT
Yes, I have heard from others that she is quite good - and connects well when meeting the public. This may yet be what saves us from embarrassment |
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Post by andrea on Nov 26, 2012 22:56:39 GMT
Well, her Twitter account would seem to indicate that it is I don't suppose she is going to. I can imagine though that she is completely pissed off. She seems a fairly good candidate and has no control over what is going on around her. and that's basically her first election campaign. I wouldn't be surprised if, at least for a minute, thought "why did I submit myself to all of this?!" |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 27, 2012 0:54:49 GMT
Interesting to note that Labour's vote was down by 8.3% in the 1994 by-election at at time when they were registering huge leads in the polls and when they were getting big increases in other by-elections around the same time in seats like Barking and Dagenham: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_by-election,_1994 |
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