Vote Farage - get Clegg ?
One of the most ironic aspects of the Farage/Clegg debate was pointed out by Mike Smithson - a former Lib/Dem PPC who now runs the hugely informative "Political Betting" website - in a post called
"They'll never admit it publicly but LD chances of retaining seats against the Tories rely a lot on UKIP doing well."
In many seats there is a risk that voters might, to coin a phrase, "Vote Farage, get Miliband"
But in Tory/Lib-Dem margins, they might find that it's "Vote Nigel, get Nick."
So the huge irony is that Nigel Farage's percieved win against Nick Clegg in the debate might actually help the pro-EU Lib/Dems win more seats.
Let's just hope voters have more sense than to allow this to happen.
"They'll never admit it publicly but LD chances of retaining seats against the Tories rely a lot on UKIP doing well."
In many seats there is a risk that voters might, to coin a phrase, "Vote Farage, get Miliband"
But in Tory/Lib-Dem margins, they might find that it's "Vote Nigel, get Nick."
So the huge irony is that Nigel Farage's percieved win against Nick Clegg in the debate might actually help the pro-EU Lib/Dems win more seats.
Let's just hope voters have more sense than to allow this to happen.
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