Certainly, in a council election, if you’re going to win, you’ve usually won already. Just like national elections, the campaign doesn’t actually make much difference. You can lose during a campaign,… (View Post)

The final point is that, once we'd found a Tory, we'd never door knock them again during an election. Which reduced the number of doors we were after. If we found Tory members, they stopped… (View Post)

The time that canvassing is critical is when there isn't an election on. Not least because the idea that you'd be out pounding the streets not immediately looking for votes makes such an im… (View Post)

In a GE, the 'find your voters and get them out' classical approach to canvassing' is pretty unimportant. Canvassing is part of the mix to create the impression of an active campaign, … (View Post)

And Labour now has so many seats to defend, next time Palmer will be sent somewhere more useful! The LibDems should be left alone. (View Post)