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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2013 19:16:02 GMT
so yet another mixed bag of results for all ... strange times we live in
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Post by hullenedge on Jun 14, 2013 20:09:10 GMT
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Post by slicesofjim on Jun 14, 2013 20:12:08 GMT
I personally regard the result a disappointment for TUSC, given the circumstances of the election, but to hear some of the comments made by TUSC supporters, it was a great result and everything is rosy  |
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Post by Merseymike on Jun 14, 2013 23:44:06 GMT
That's a very good result in Kirklees. I don't think Labour have ever won that ward on the current boundaries. The ward appears to be a successor to the old Spen ward, which was a Labour hold in 98, plus a bit that used to be in Heckmondwike( but not Heckmondwike itself). So yes it is your first win on these boundaries, but I'm pretty sure you would have won it several times before had it existed. Well, I lived there for six years in the late 80's and early 90's where we started to win the Spen Valley wards - we had a very good local councillor here called Allison Harrison. However, the boundary changes made Heckmondwike easier for us but this one a lot harder, and its now a Tory ward in an even year |
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Post by lancastrian on Jun 15, 2013 12:05:54 GMT
I personally regard the result a disappointment for TUSC, given the circumstances of the election, but to hear some of the comments made by TUSC supporters, it was a great result and everything is rosy How do they come to that conclusion? I know your vote % increased but only from 4.7 to 5.1. |
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Post by slicesofjim on Jun 17, 2013 14:44:15 GMT
I personally regard the result a disappointment for TUSC, given the circumstances of the election, but to hear some of the comments made by TUSC supporters, it was a great result and everything is rosy How do they come to that conclusion? I know your vote % increased but only from 4.7 to 5.1. I have no idea. I have been trying to work out some of the thought patterns of my fellow TUSCers for some time, but have so far failed. |
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Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Jun 17, 2013 14:46:18 GMT
Well compared to most of their recent results, to get 5% rather than 5 votes is actually quite good  |
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Post by slicesofjim on Jun 17, 2013 15:05:19 GMT
I think low expectations, limited ambitions and a certain amount of complacency are a part of it.
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 17, 2013 15:29:12 GMT
I think there is almost a feeling amongst *some* far-leftists that getting too many votes compromises their moral purity.....
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Post by iainbhx on Jun 17, 2013 15:36:46 GMT
I think there is almost a feeling amongst *some* far-leftists that getting too many votes compromises their moral purity..... How can they be a vanguard if too many people vote for them? Some of those people might be unsound as well, their votes might not be wanted. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2013 15:54:33 GMT
Those who think TUSC are getting too successful could always blow the dust off "Campaign for a New Workers Party".
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