Did some GOTV phone banking for the first time this evening. If the old dears are all turning out to vote, that certainly isn't the case in Oxfordshire. Met with a barrage of can't-be-arsedness.
Meanwhile, our local Co-op has started selling some startlingly good local cider, so on with the Beeb and out with the bottles.
My assistant today told me proudly that she had voted Labour to stand up to Brexit. I asked her what constituency she was in. She didn't know. I asked for her postcode.
She was in Vauxhall.
Someone tweeted that Lib Dems were v close there in the canvassing. 1%
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Hear, hear. Thank you.
Me too. If things go well I hope the donate button will return at an opportune moment.
My assistant today told me proudly that she had voted Labour to stand up to Brexit. I asked her what constituency she was in. She didn't know. I asked for her postcode.
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Did some GOTV phone banking for the first time this evening. If the old dears are all turning out to vote, that certainly isn't the case in Oxfordshire. Met with a barrage of can't-be-arsedness.
Meanwhile, our local Co-op has started selling some startlingly good local cider, so on with the Beeb and out with the bottles.
Was this in OXWAB? If it was in Henley/Wantage/Witney etc, I can't blame them.
My assistant today told me proudly that she had voted Labour to stand up to Brexit. I asked her what constituency she was in. She didn't know. I asked for her postcode.
My assistant today told me proudly that she had voted Labour to stand up to Brexit. I asked her what constituency she was in. She didn't know. I asked for her postcode.
She was in Vauxhall.
Did you have the heart to tell her?
It makes me hopeful that I will be collecting from a bunch of PBers.
Broxtowe Labour called it a day at 9.30. I spent all day in the most working-class part of the seat. Impressions:
- The general feeling wasn't awful but it wasn't great either - around 15% of people who were last known as Labour (some from old canvass data) no longer were, including a few who switched in the last few days (Sun/Mail effect). It reminded me a bit of 2015 in that way.
- Youth turnout in the university area was apparently huge - I heard of one man in a queue with 20 young voters who said wryly "this is what I was afraid of!"
- There was some residual anti-Corbyn voters from lifelong Labour people - maybe 5% of our expected vote.
Overall: didn't feel like a gain, and made me think the national picture will be at the upper end of expectations for the Tories, despite the genuine youth surge.
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Broxtowe Labour called it a day at 9.30. I spent all day in the most working-class part of the seat. Impressions:
- The general feeling wasn't awful but it wasn't great either - around 15% of people who were last known as Labour (some from old canvass data) no longer where, including a few who switched in the last few days (Sun/Mail effect). It reminded me a bit of 2015 in that way.
- Youth turnout in the university area was apparently huge - I heard of one man in a queue with 20 young voters who said wryly "this is what I was afraid of!"
- There was some residual anti-Corbyn voters from lifelong Labour people - maybe 5% of our expected vote.
Overall: didn't feel like a gain, and made me think the national picture will be at the upper end of expectations for the Tories, despite the genuine youth surge.
Thanks for the honest post Nick.
I was in Soton Test. I don't think we've done it; and the first time I got shouted at by a Labour voter!
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Meanwhile, our local Co-op has started selling some startlingly good local cider, so on with the Beeb and out with the bottles.
And we only get the BBC Scotland election programme here in Edinburgh until about half 12...
Con 410
Lab 150
SNP 45
Vote for Hard Brexit.
I'll say Tory majority of 90. (Prepare to look stupid later on).
- The general feeling wasn't awful but it wasn't great either - around 15% of people who were last known as Labour (some from old canvass data) no longer were, including a few who switched in the last few days (Sun/Mail effect). It reminded me a bit of 2015 in that way.
- Youth turnout in the university area was apparently huge - I heard of one man in a queue with 20 young voters who said wryly "this is what I was afraid of!"
- There was some residual anti-Corbyn voters from lifelong Labour people - maybe 5% of our expected vote.
Overall: didn't feel like a gain, and made me think the national picture will be at the upper end of expectations for the Tories, despite the genuine youth surge.
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Hearing Lib Dems are worried about Farron and perhaps Greg Mulholland too
I was in Soton Test. I don't think we've done it; and the first time I got shouted at by a Labour voter!
OK probably not