Polls about Ed Miliband

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Not sure if anyone else had picked this one up?

link to yougov survey poll



link to some of the key points

Seems Labour voters would prefer David and aorund 20% of Labour voters really don't like Ed,

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but would still vote Labour. The policies and ideas are liked by the polls.

Yes Ed has a problem with voters but is that enough to stop them voting when they like the policies.

would it not be better for politics that people vote for policies and not personality (as unrealistic as that may be ?).

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May 20, 2014 8:42:06 GMT @ianrobo said:

but would still vote Labour. The policies and ideas are liked by the polls.

Yes Ed has a problem with voters but is that enough to stop them voting when they like the policies.

would it not be better for politics that people vote for policies and not personality (as unrealistic as that may be ?).

But he is the guiding light, Captain of the ship. If 20% of his own crew don't like him when they look likely to win, just how quickly will they turn when it gets a little difficult?

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thats true but a few months ago Cameron had the same issue and prob bigger that 20%.

what is strange is that people like the policies but not the man and yet with his brother in charge (some polls show little difference in ratings) then these policies would not have happened.

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May 20, 2014 9:07:50 GMT @ianrobo said:

thats true but a few months ago Cameron had the same issue and prob bigger that 20%.

what is strange is that people like the policies but not the man and yet with his brother in charge (some polls show little difference in ratings) then these policies would not have happened.

I don't remember seeing Camerons support down amongst his own voters, if you have a link to the poll I would be interested to take a look.

You say these policies would not have happened.

But Ed has not been elected yet, and I for one, like many other voters don't believe any leader when it comes to what they say before the Election and then what happens after the elections when they get elected.

Haven't Labour said they will have to carry on the Conservatives spending plans.

So what will Labour instantly do with a 100% guarantee?

That is the difficult question because anything can happen a year from now, and they may be forced to change that stance.

Wonder what will be the first broken promise by who ever gets elected 2015?

[Pimpernal]

May 20, 2014 8:42:06 GMT @ianrobo said:

but would still vote Labour. The policies and ideas are liked by the polls.

Yes Ed has a problem with voters but is that enough to stop them voting when they like the policies.

would it not be better for politics that people vote for policies and not personality (as unrealistic as that may be ?).

I do notice that Labour dip in the polls whenever Ed has been on the telly quite a bit... maybe not a problem generally but a bit of a puzzle for the Gen Elections campaign...

[gwynthegriff]

May 20, 2014 15:48:43 GMT Pimpernal said:

May 20, 2014 8:42:06 GMT @ianrobo said:

but would still vote Labour. The policies and ideas are liked by the polls.

Yes Ed has a problem with voters but is that enough to stop them voting when they like the policies.

would it not be better for politics that people vote for policies and not personality (as unrealistic as that may be ?).

I do notice that Labour dip in the polls whenever Ed has been on the telly quite a bit... maybe not a problem generally but a bit of a puzzle for the Gen Elections campaign...

Quite.

I have thought for some time that the next GE campaign would be bad news for EM and good news for DC.

[Richard Allen]

The blunt reality is that is Ed is crap and simply doesn't look or sound like a Prime Minister in waiting. I know that Labour supporters will deny this obvious truth in the same way that many Tories convinced themselves that William Hague and IDS were capable of leading the Tories to victory.

[greenchristian]

May 20, 2014 23:44:35 GMT Richard Allen said:

The blunt reality is that is Ed is crap and simply doesn't look or sound like a Prime Minister in waiting. I know that Labour supporters will deny this obvious truth in the same way that many Tories convinced themselves that William Hague and IDS were capable of leading the Tories to victory.

Or, indeed, Margaret Thatcher.

[justin124]

or Ted Heath who trailed badly behind Harold Wilson back in 1970.

[Richard Allen]

Heath and Thatcher were figures of serious substance, Miliband is not.

[The Bishop]

I respect Richard's posts, but comparing Miliband with IDS is just silly.

And nobody in Labour is "denying" that his ratings are poor. But some of us think this has as least as much to do with an irredeemably hostile mainstream media. Ed has called nearly all the big strategic questions right during his leadership, which suggests he might not be a bad PM at all.

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May 20, 2014 9:07:50 GMT @ianrobo said:

thats true but a few months ago Cameron had the same issue and prob bigger that 20%.

what is strange is that people like the policies but not the man and yet with his brother in charge (some polls show little difference in ratings) then these policies would not have happened.

link to key points of yougov leaders poll

It seems Labour voters think Miliband lacks in ost things compared to what Conservatives voters think of Cameron, Miliband even falls short of Clegg in category of being a strong leader.

Now yes you may support the policies but don't you want someone who can lead, be strong and decisive. Not just someone who feels your pain.