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Would you vote a remainer pseudo-Tory over a leaver Labour candidate in this election?
This highlights why an election is so shit.
If I'm a traditional small-c conservative business owner im/exporting to the EU who do I vote for?
If I'm an anti-capitalist who sees the EU as an imperialist endeavor to maintain the wealth of European elites at the expense of the workers RoW who do I vote for?
If I live in a heavily Jewish area with a pretty good Tory MP from a local perspective, where Labour are always 2nd, who do I tactically vote for?
(the last one is me)
hugo7-
Exactly, it's why it should be decided by a second referendum and not a general election, GE is such a red herring to have at the moment, in no way will it give a clear mandate on Brexit. Make it a binding referendum and it would shut down all the protests that the result would be ignored and ignoring the result if its one the opposition don't like.
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This highlights why an election is so shit.
If I'm a traditional small-c conservative business owner im/exporting to the EU who do I vote for?
If I'm an anti-capitalist who sees the EU as an imperialist endeavor to maintain the wealth of European elites at the expense of the workers RoW who do I vote for?
If I live in a heavily Jewish area with a pretty good Tory MP from a local perspective, where Labour are always 2nd, who do I tactically vote for?
(the last one is me)
The old divisions are (at least for now) secondary in importance to Leave/Remain - the core of which is basically our new politics.
Rory Stewart is closer to Corbyn than he is to Johnson, for e.g. in terms of observance of rule of law, preservation of human rights etc.
The antisemitism thing is a problem that cuts across this, however - I don't know what that does to the situation for voters.
greentricky
Dammit
Would you vote a remainer pseudo-Tory over a leaver Labour candidate in this election?