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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
In case you haven't noticed, Boris is not aiming for 'remain' voters!  |
No but the point is the wider appeal he had is gone in an electorate which is heavily fractured by the referendum result.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You underestimate the popularity of Boris with younger voters, and when they come to realise the Brexit was not the disaster they were led to believe it would be, even more will come over to him.
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Just how popular do you think Boris Johnson is with younger voters?
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Originally Posted by Chris
Labour experimented with decapitation in 2015, piled a ton of resources into Sheffield Hallam and failed to beat Nick Clegg while also losing Ed Balls in Morley & Outwood, a seat that was at risk and which they should have made efforts to defend.
They may well be dumb enough to try, but parties that are serious about wining power target their resources at the seats needed for an overall majority, not on high profile scalps.
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Their own internal polling will likely inform if they go for it. It'll depend how strong they think the Liberal Democrats will be in Uxbridge, if it's strong enough to peel off enough pro-European liberal Tories they might try. It'll depend how Boris Johnson handles Brexit IMO. If he goes for no deal they I think the seat will be in play.
Labour are better in their on the ground campaigning since 2015. It was part of their success in 2017.