Whenever we have a bye-election in my area the LibDem MEP is photographed with the candidate and a press release issued stating the MEP is fully backing a hardworking local community activist.
In the High Street the candidate and the MEP will be out and about handing out leaflets - with a petition about something or other - lots of publicity, meeting lots of people etc.
All election leaflets will have an endorsment from the MEP - they even do a special leaflet with picture of MEP and candidate with the slogan 'I'm backing JOE BLOGGS' or whatever his/her name is!
Our candidates should also say something like - 8,000 people backed UKIP in the 2004 Euro Election in any other constituency. If our supporters came out and voted in Anyother ward then Joe Bloggs would be elected as your councillor.
Trawl through LibDem websites and leran their tactics!
|