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« Reply #75 on: June 18, 2017, 01:10:33 PM »
Lamb vs. Davey, then? With Lamb as the favorite?
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« Reply #76 on: June 18, 2017, 04:46:27 PM »
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the vibe I get from Lamb.
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« Reply #77 on: June 18, 2017, 05:33:30 PM »
Quote from: Trounce-'em Theresa on June 18, 2017, 04:46:27 PM
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the vibe I get from Lamb.
Me too. He kind of comes across as a standard Labour member.
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« Reply #78 on: June 18, 2017, 05:47:55 PM »
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Quote from: Trounce-'em Theresa on June 18, 2017, 04:46:27 PM
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the vibe I get from Lamb.
Me too. He kind of comes across as a standard Labour member.

He was the Orange Bookers choice at the last leadership election!
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« Reply #79 on: June 18, 2017, 05:54:04 PM »
Quote from: ⚑ Comrade Corbyn for PM ⚑ on June 18, 2017, 05:47:55 PM
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Quote from: Trounce-'em Theresa on June 18, 2017, 04:46:27 PM
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the vibe I get from Lamb.
Me too. He kind of comes across as a standard Labour member.

He was the Orange Bookers choice at the last leadership election!
He comes off as one, he isn't actually one.
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« Reply #80 on: June 18, 2017, 06:49:56 PM »
Quote from: Vosem on June 18, 2017, 01:10:33 PM
Lamb vs. Davey, then? With Lamb as the favorite?
Davey has less baggage and seems more electable.
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« Reply #81 on: June 19, 2017, 09:17:52 AM »
« Edited: June 19, 2017, 09:19:57 AM by Tintrlvr »
Quote from: Kingpoleon on June 18, 2017, 06:49:56 PM
Quote from: Vosem on June 18, 2017, 01:10:33 PM
Lamb vs. Davey, then? With Lamb as the favorite?
Davey has less baggage and seems more electable.

What "baggage" does Lamb have? If anything, Davey has more business connections and so forth that certain types of people might view as "baggage".

Quote from: ⚑ Comrade Corbyn for PM ⚑ on June 18, 2017, 05:47:55 PM
Quote from: Al Franken 2020 on June 18, 2017, 05:33:30 PM
Quote from: Trounce-'em Theresa on June 18, 2017, 04:46:27 PM
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the vibe I get from Lamb.
Me too. He kind of comes across as a standard Labour member.

He was the Orange Bookers choice at the last leadership election!

Of course, Ed Davey actually wrote a chapter of the Orange Book, so these things clearly change.

And to say Lamb was right of Farron in 2015 is not to say much at all. The two took basically identical positions on everything.
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« Reply #82 on: June 20, 2017, 05:02:11 AM »
Sky News says Vince Cable is running.
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« Reply #83 on: June 20, 2017, 06:56:42 AM »
Quote from: DKrol on June 20, 2017, 05:02:11 AM
Sky News says Vince Cable is running.

I have a feeling he'll be unopposed.
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« Reply #84 on: June 20, 2017, 08:43:26 PM »
I just saw the news that Cable is running
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« Reply #85 on: June 21, 2017, 12:08:51 AM »
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Quote from: Kingpoleon on June 18, 2017, 06:49:56 PM
Quote from: Vosem on June 18, 2017, 01:10:33 PM
Lamb vs. Davey, then? With Lamb as the favorite?
Davey has less baggage and seems more electable.

What "baggage" does Lamb have? If anything, Davey has more business connections and so forth that certain types of people might view as "baggage".

His past campaign against Farron showed him to be a rather weak candidate.
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« Reply #86 on: June 21, 2017, 03:02:43 AM »
Quote from: DKrol on June 20, 2017, 05:02:11 AM
Sky News says Vince Cable is running.

I think we can bag this up then.
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« Reply #87 on: June 21, 2017, 03:22:26 AM »
He was the minister responsible for overseeing the tuition fees rise...good luck with this.
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« Reply #88 on: June 21, 2017, 04:38:17 AM »
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=4761a1f83089fd89eba4fef19&id=d608adefa6&e=%5BUNIQID#mctoc2 It should be noted that for what it's worth a poll was done of lib dem members and it found Lamb ahead of Cable 30-29%, with Lamb winning 52-48% without any other candidates, Cable beats Davey 57-43% if Lamb doesn't run...
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« Reply #89 on: June 21, 2017, 07:19:50 AM »
Vince Cable...why not just bring back Paddy Ashdown?

LibDem under Cable will have an appeal to Liberal Tories I guess
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« Reply #90 on: June 21, 2017, 10:55:23 AM »
Quote from: Hnv1 on June 21, 2017, 07:19:50 AM
Vince Cable...why not just bring back Paddy Ashdown

He's not an MP

Also he probably shoked on his hat in 2015... RIP.
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« Reply #91 on: June 21, 2017, 12:26:05 PM »
At 74 he'll probably only lead for one election, maybe two if there's another election held this year.
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« Reply #92 on: June 21, 2017, 12:48:32 PM »
Quote from: Hnv1 on June 21, 2017, 07:19:50 AM
Vince Cable...why not just bring back Paddy Ashdown?

LibDem under Cable will have an appeal to Liberal Tories I guess

Isn't Cable part of the social democratic wing of the LDs?
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« Reply #93 on: June 21, 2017, 01:01:31 PM »
Quote from: Rogier on June 21, 2017, 12:48:32 PM
Quote from: Hnv1 on June 21, 2017, 07:19:50 AM
Vince Cable...why not just bring back Paddy Ashdown?

LibDem under Cable will have an appeal to Liberal Tories I guess

Isn't Cable part of the social democratic wing of the LDs?


Can't say he showed much of that during the coalition years
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« Reply #94 on: June 21, 2017, 01:02:38 PM »
Quote from: Hnv1 on June 21, 2017, 01:01:31 PM
Quote from: Rogier on June 21, 2017, 12:48:32 PM
Quote from: Hnv1 on June 21, 2017, 07:19:50 AM
Vince Cable...why not just bring back Paddy Ashdown?

LibDem under Cable will have an appeal to Liberal Tories I guess

Isn't Cable part of the social democratic wing of the LDs?


Can't say he showed much of that during the coalition years

I imagine most of the tuition fee business was negotiated with the Tories before he even got his hands on the ministry.
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« Reply #95 on: June 21, 2017, 03:09:20 PM »
I get the feeling if Charles Kennedy was still alive, he would be the front runner in this race easily, especially if he won his old seat back. Do you that he could/would win?
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« Reply #96 on: June 21, 2017, 03:24:38 PM »
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Quote from: bruhgmger2 on June 21, 2017, 03:09:20 PM
I get the feeling if Charles Kennedy was still alive, he would be the front runner in this race easily, especially if he won his old seat back. Do you that he could/would win?

That would depend on his health. He didn't look particularly good in his later years. Check out his final appearance on the BBC's Question Time (just a couple of months or so before his death): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9w0UjwX9vY

Comparable to Jack Layton's final press conference.
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« Reply #97 on: June 21, 2017, 04:34:43 PM »
Vince Cable is too old. I would prefer him to Lamb, probably, but Lloyd, Davey, or the New Jo would be better than either.
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« Reply #98 on: June 21, 2017, 09:33:04 PM »
Ah, if Lembit Opik were still electorally kicking; maybe the Lib Dems need their own Boris... ;-)
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« Reply #99 on: June 22, 2017, 11:35:35 AM »
Quote from: Queen of Plymouth on June 22, 2017, 09:56:54 AM
@bbclaurak 
 Lamb has concerns over Lib Dem focus on Remain voters and second referendum

He's not wrong, Tim Farron strategy alienated a lot of Lib Dem leave voters in the south west...
And it's obvious that attempting to be the party of the 48% failed, their vote share went down compared to 2015.
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