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Ken Burch

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3. It's not so much the favor not being "returned".

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 18, 2017, 09:42 PM

Jun 2017

It's that there were hardly any additional seats anywhere this time where voting LibDem would have beaten a sitting Tory.

And Tim Farron did a lot to depress his own party's vote by wavering on LGBTQ rights, and by early on ruling out a coalition with Labour(he took a lot longer to rule out any and all arrangements supporting the Tories).

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A return to two-party politics? Dont believe it [View all] Denzil_DC Jun 2017 OP

Scottish and English politics do differ in this regard T_i_B Jun 2017 #1

It's not so much the favor not being "returned". Ken Burch Jun 2017 #3

The point about Lib Dems slipping back to 3rd or 4th in many places is fair T_i_B Jun 2017 #4

In the Greens case(and yes, cooperation between Greens and left-LibDems could be interesting) Ken Burch Jun 2017 #5

As I have posted incessantly in other threads... T_i_B Jun 2017 #6

Sorry, hadn't seen the other posts you made on this. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #7

It was a she rather than a he! T_i_B Jun 2017 #8

She, then. I didn't know your former MP's name or gender when I posted that. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #9

Best to look closely on a case by case basis T_i_B Jun 2017 #10

Thanks for the observations. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #11

Having see the election campaign at first hand in a marginal seat.... T_i_B Jun 2017 #12

Another note of caution from John Harris, including the dangers of pendulum swings and brexit: Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #2