The LibDems ended slavery, don't you know?

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/8918377/Lib-Dems-rebranding-to-boost-partys-popularity.html

LOL, what is this?

[Insula Dei]

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At least they know what type of people they're after.

[Marokai Backbeat]

More "short term political expediency"? I think they're missing the point.

[The Mikado]

There's a statute of limitations on being anti-slavery.  Three intervening name changes and multiple total ideological shifts mean that you can't talk about that anymore.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

There's a statute of limitations on being anti-slavery.  Three intervening name changes and multiple total ideological shifts mean that you can't talk about that anymore.

They why do the Democrats still claim Jefferson and the Republicans claim Lincoln?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Does this mean that they also intend to claim responsibility for the Potato Famine?

[Leftbehind]

lol presumably.

Reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6JwEHkjQrw

[Silent Hunter]

Does this mean that they also intend to claim responsibility for the Potato Famine?

Or Gallipoli?

[Gustaf]

It is still better than what the Swedish conservatives did recently, taking credit for the introduction of democracy and Sweden's anti-apartheid stand even though they constituted the main opposition to both. That didn't really fly though.

[The Mikado]

There's a statute of limitations on being anti-slavery.  Three intervening name changes and multiple total ideological shifts mean that you can't talk about that anymore.

They why do the Democrats still claim Jefferson and the Republicans claim Lincoln?

Honestly, neither should do so.

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Funny how, at one point, Wilberforce was actually a Tory.

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Also of note, with Europe so high in the headlines, they've only been averaging about a 1-2% lead over UKIP. Could fall behind them given time...

[Meeker]

Would UKIP actually be able to win any seats if they ended up polling 8%?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Probably not, no. Their support is pretty diffuse.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

There's a statute of limitations on being anti-slavery.  Three intervening name changes and multiple total ideological shifts mean that you can't talk about that anymore.

They why do the Democrats still claim Jefferson and the Republicans claim Lincoln?

Democrats claim Jefferson because he, like the current party, claimed to represent the interests of the working man.

Republicans claim Lincoln because...who wouldn't? Never mind the fact that Lincoln was probably the most left-wing president in history.

[Gustaf]

Probably not, no. Their support is pretty diffuse.

WIthout knowing I'd also guess that they would poll their best in very solid Tory constituencies where a win would be very difficult?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

WIthout knowing I'd also guess that they would poll their best in very solid Tory constituencies where a win would be very difficult?

It's slightly more complicated than that, but that's certainly one of their main problems. If you look at the green and brown (ignore the red) constituencies - they show the ones in which UKIP saved their deposit (i.e. polled over 5%) in 2010 - on this map...



...and compare to this one...



If they were to make a breakthrough (outside mass Tory base defection in, say, Essex) it might actually be out in the West Country, now that a Liberal vote is a pro-government vote. But I don't think they've ever really made much of an effort in that kind of direction.