I don't belieeeve it!Finally Sir Menzies Campbell has decided to do the decent thing and has resigned as leader of the Lib Dems. I know that they're never going to get into power, due to the voting system that we have in the UK. But even so, I feel that I share more in common with the Lib Dems than anyone else. I will never vote for Gordon Brown and I sure as hell cannot bring myself to vote Tory, no matter how fluffy and green they are trying to pretend to be.
And that does seem to be a lot of the Lib Dems' strength. Since New Labour's switch from Left to middle, the Lib Dems now occupy the left of the political map. (And just how long can New Labour be considered New, by the way?) But a lot of their votes have come from people that are frankly disillusioned with the other two.
I was prepared to vote for Charles Kennedy (safe in the knowledge he'd never become Prime Minister, obviously) even though he was an alcoholic. But I could never bring myself to vote for Campbell. Why? Irrational, but he's just so damn old, dull and posh. I was gobsmacked to find out that he is only 66. He looks about 80. But more than that, what sort of name is Menzies? Even if it was pronounced 'Menzies', it's a crap name for a politician. But Ming?
Now I know that you shouldn't base your political opinions on a name, and I'm sure that Campbell had some great policies. But in order to sell an idea, you have to sell yourself. No one will buy from someone they don't like. And no one will vote for someone they perceive to be so far removed from what they know.
We live in an era where presentation is as important as substance, perhaps even more so, if David Cameron's success is anything to go by. And sadly, Sir Menzies Campbell just didn't cut the mustard. He was the poorest choice of Party Leader since William Hague, for exactly the same reasons. I'm sure that Campbell still has a strong part to play for the Lib Dems, but they need someone more consumer-friendly upfront.
Who do I want? I think Nick Clegg would get my vote, although he may be perceived as a Cameron clone, because of his looks. We shall see. But whoever they get, he's bound to do better than Campbell.
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"I know that they're never going to get into power, due to the voting system that we have in the UK."
Nothing to do with not getting enough voters to elect them then?
There is something quite wrong with the system that also allows you to vote for which ever party leader you like when clearly they can't all be up for election in your constituency. Do you have some sort of vote buying system or do you believe your voting for a President and not your Member Of Parliment?
Chez - I disagree with you on Minger, I think he had a rough trot.
http://www.shitsandwich.co.uk/?p=606
Oh, and re. worst party leader choice: you've forgotten Ian Duncan Smith, which is hardly surprising.
Anonymous - I'm not really sure what the point you're making is, but you're right; our style of politics is a lot more presidential these days. That's an inevitable by-product of 24-hour media coverage of politics in all its manifestations. I don't think there's anything wrong with it particularly, but I do think we should try PR to balance it out a bit.
Sorry was it to subtle? We do not vote for a Prime Minister in this country only our own Member Of Parliment. I know it appears otherwise if you follow the mass media and lets face it a party has to appeal to that market to have any chance, which is probably why there are so many unfulfilled promises.
Straw poll anyone who votes for a prospective MP or PM in reality?
Me for MP
No, not too (to?) subtle, just not particularly well-phrased. I thought that you were asking a rhetorical rather than an actual question.
When it comes to voting considerations, it's not just MP vs. PM - on the ground, after all the politicians' bluster and media saturation coverage, I reckon people vote as much out of basic tribal loyalty. E.G. I'd never vote Tory, even if Chez himself (or some other prince among men) were to be elected their leader. Tactical voting also plays a part - in my constituency, there's about as much point in voting Labour as there would be in making a paper aeroplane out of my ballot paper and trying to woo Little Zoe with my origami skills - they'd never get in. Ergo I'll be voting Lib Dem.
In my opinion, the whip system means that you have to have an eye on the national scene. It doesn't matter what my MP wants to do, he is told how to vote by those above. My MP is merely a monkey, so I cannot ignore the organ grinder.
In addition, as Shit points out, you do vote for who has the greatest chance in your constituency. Voting Tory where I am is pointless, for example, it's a two horse race between Labour & Lib Dem. So I vote Lib Dem.
I know there are some local MPs that are popular because of what they do for their constituencies; but in the main, even they still have to toe the party line.
My point on the voting system is an old one; in my constituency, the Lib Dems are the alternative to the stronger main party (as they are in many constituencies). I seem to recall the Lib Dems getting around 25% of the vote, but they get nowhere near that many seats. How many people don't vote Lib Dem because they feel it's a wasted vote?
Politics... do you vote for your MP or PM?
Me... I probably vote against the PM, to be honest. But that's because it's a Labour vs Lib Dem constituency. If I lived in a constituency of Labour vs Tory, I probably wouldn't vote.
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