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Old 13-01-2008, 11:11 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The poll will come as a disappointment for the europhile Liberal Dims who would have been hoping for an electoral boost from their new leader (Clegg) which would have taken them above a 20% share of the national vote (the Dim Libs got a 23% national vote share at the last General Election).
Yes, but the LibDems frequently do a lot better at elections than national opinion polls might suggest.

This is partly because their success is based on effective local 'pavement-politics' campaigning and partly because, on the day, the LibDems end up picking up more of the 'Don't Knows' as a protest vote.

The poll proves what I have always said. Cameron and his ghastly crew of de haut en bas silver-spooners do not 'click' with the electorate. Their so-called success is 100% down to Labour's bungling.

But I sense that the Great Unwashed are coming to terms with the peccadillos of their favourite party. If so it's bad news for Lord Snooty and his Chums.
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