GM Decides: Which way are you voting

[Hacker Khan]

I'd be more curious to know how many people have a vote that actually matters.
I've been voting for 35 years in general elections and never lived anywhere that was decided by less than 10000 votes. Does this seem like a good thing?

For the first part it depends on how you define 'matters' I've a great proponent of Proportional Representation in some form as 1st past the post is not fit for purpose anymore IMHO. But to me the moment you stop voting for whatever reason is the moment that someone has gained through you not doing anything. Even if a majority has come down to 9999 from 10000 it is still a reduced majority and the elected person knows that there are more people who did not vote for them and by inference, do not approve of their actions. Which I think is something all politicians need to know and be aware of. Unfortunately to me FPTP just encourages a winners and losers outlook, where as life often is more nuanced and often political compromise is needed for society to progress.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

It would appear that I only have 3 options for my vote:

Lib Dem, tory, labour......so I've removed my casted voted and if no other candidates stand then I will be spoiling my ballot paper.

 

[Junior]

Anyone else feel like its a choice akin to whether to poke yourself in the left eye, or the right eye ?

I've always been a floating voter, but this time round i've no idea who to vote for as I don't like any of them.

 

[Orikoru]

Anyone else feel like its a choice akin to whether to poke yourself in the left eye, or the right eye ?

I've always been a floating voter, but this time round i've no idea who to vote for as I don't like any of them.

It really is the lesser of several evils I think.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

Anyone else feel like its a choice akin to whether to poke yourself in the left eye, or the right eye ?

I've always been a floating voter, but this time round i've no idea who to vote for as I don't like any of them.

It really is the lesser of several evils I think.

This is exactly why I'll be spoiling my paper....you shouldn't ever be "forced" to pick the least worse party to run the country, I dont believe in any of them.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Anyone else feel like its a choice akin to whether to poke yourself in the left eye, or the right eye ?

I've always been a floating voter, but this time round i've no idea who to vote for as I don't like any of them.

I agree with you. To me it comes down to choosing the least worse option. I won't vote for the Lib Dems because of their position on Brexit. If they'd announced that they would hold a second referendum then I might have considered voting for them. So it's a choice between Labour and Conservatives. I'm not going to vote Labour with Corbyn in charge so I will probably have to hold my nose and vote Tory because to me they aren't as bad as the alternatives.

 

[Mudball]

I agree with you. To me it comes down to choosing the least worse option. I won't vote for the Lib Dems because of their position on Brexit. If they'd announced that they would hold a second referendum then I might have considered voting for them. So it's a choice between Labour and Conservatives. I'm not going to vote Labour with Corbyn in charge so I will probably have to hold my nose and vote Tory because to me they aren't as bad as the alternatives.

So how are you being ‘forced’ to choose an option that you don’t want? You could adopt Juniors approach and not vote for anyone or Loony party instead of an option for Hard Brexit and Liars Inc. Not voting or tactical voting is perfectly fine in a democracy

 

[ColchesterFC]

So how are you being ‘forced’ to choose an option that you don’t want? You could adopt Juniors approach and not vote for anyone or Loony party instead of an option for Hard Brexit and Liars Inc. Not voting or tactical voting is perfectly fine in a democracy

I'm not being 'forced' to vote for anyone. That's your choice of word and wasn't in my post or the post I replied to. My vote will be a tactical one in that it will be cast to try to stop Labour getting in to power.

 

[Imurg]

Admittedly I haven't listened, read or watched everything revolving around the election but what I have seen is people telling me I should vote for them because the other lizard will do this or that and the lizard over there will do something else....
Just stop.
Stop telling me how bad the rest are and start telling me how good you are.
You want my vote? Earn it.
And not by slagging everyone else off.
If you've got that level then you don't have an argument worth listening to.

 

[harpo_72]

Admittedly I haven't listened, read or watched everything revolving around the election but what I have seen is people telling me I should vote for them because the other lizard will do this or that and the lizard over there will do something else....
Just stop.
Stop telling me how bad the rest are and start telling me how good you are.
You want my vote? Earn it.
And not by slagging everyone else off.
If you've got that level then you don't have an argument worth listening to.

It does seem to be the way of the world ... I do find it very hard to judge someone who hasn't had a chance to do the job. So I would say it's simple you either take a journey into the unknown (not the perceived or opposition version) or you say guess what all of this is fine for me I am happy and vote for that.

Really life is simple, but media make it complex.