LibDem leadership election

[minionofmidas]

George has threatend to resign on monday unless Kennedy quits before then.

George W Bush? Hold on, Charlie, you know we love you!

[minionofmidas]

Damn.  What an unnecessary mess.

[minionofmidas]

Feeding this into electoralcalculus and... the LibDems are reduced to just 11 seats. Prominant LibDem casualties would include David Laws, Mark Oaten, Vince Cable and Simon Hughes.

Of course that's a dumb thing to do; any collapse is going to be worst in seats where they don't win but nonetheless have a sizable following.

[minionofmidas]

Reversals, but no meltdown to 11 seats. It's not just about campaigning either - although this plays a role too, obviously - it's about incumbency.

[minionofmidas]

...if these voters go back to Labour, that is. Others might just vote some other protest option - might vote SNP, even - , or not go to the polls at all.

[minionofmidas]

(likes thought.)

[minionofmidas]

What's he done?

[minionofmidas]

Yes, two votes.

[minionofmidas]

Well, Well, Well...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,17129-2007038,00.html

'SIMON HUGHES apologised last night for homophobic behaviour by Liberal Democrats in one of the most bitterly contested by-elections in decades.

Mr Hughes won his Bermondsey seat in 1983 against a backdrop of anti-gay campaigning designed to erode support for Peter Tatchell, the gay-rights campaigner who opposed him.

During the by-election, won by Mr Hughes with one of the biggest recorded swings against Labour, the Liberal Democrats presented him as “the straight choice” while Mr Tatchell was smeared by political rivals.'

Would the Lib Dems have apologised if there had been no Oaten scandal? Don't count on it. The party always has and always will resort to anything in order to win an election.

Well, if a little scandal about a fellow party member was all it took...