alta-pete Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I'll very happily be corrected on this but it seems like there is very little for the SNP to gain in this situation. This is the most apposite post so far. What more can they achieve? Even an (unlikely) 59/59 seats is no more of a mandate that 56/59. Anything less is a loss. Sumbdys been bluffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Malkmus Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Possible squeaky bum time for Salmond? Should still take the seat but tactical voting will half his majority at least. % ± SNP Alex Salmond 27,717 47.7 +25.5 Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine 19,030 32.7 −3.3 Conservative Colin Clark 6,807 11.7 −7.0 Labour Braden Davy 3,441 5.9 −14.2 UKIP Emily Santos 1,166 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Justlikery. Yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Possible squeaky bum time for Salmond? Should still take the seat but tactical voting will half his majority at least. % ± SNP Alex Salmond 27,717 47.7 +25.5 Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine 19,030 32.7 −3.3 Conservative Colin Clark 6,807 11.7 −7.0 Labour Braden Davy 3,441 5.9 −14.2 UKIP Emily Santos 1,166 2.0 Tactical voting was an absolute shambles last time around. All the coloured wheels on social media couldn't get the yoons voting anything like tactically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stubbs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Salmond was probably the most well publicised tactical voting target in the country last time and he still pished it. Mind Cleggy coming up to sword Eck Haven't got a scooby about what's going on in that constituency but if his own vote is anything like that percentage, he'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yawn Why the EU be under any obligation here?What have they voted to leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow-sheep Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Where are you seeing this? Several quotes on radio 4 news at six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Why the EU be under any obligation here?What have they voted to leave? Do they not have an obligation to UK EU citizens who never had a say in the matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 58 minutes ago, mjw said: Tactical voting was an absolute shambles last time around. All the coloured wheels on social media couldn't get the yoons voting anything like tactically. That was because there were big question marks on who to back in a lot of constituencies due to the collapse of the Lib Dems. This time around there's a lot less doubt on that. Salmond should be safe barring some major gaffe. It's unusual to lose with anything over 40% of the vote. The seats the SNP will lose will almost certainly lose this time will be the ones where they won with under 40% last time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Do they not have an obligation to UK EU citizens who never had a say in the matter? Most of them had as much of a say in the matter as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Noticed that Mundell's majority is about 700 votes and the Greens got just under 900 the last time - roughly. Would be amazing if that wee naff ended out. I think the SNP will lose seats though. The border regions, East Renfrew, a seat in Edinburgh? Although feck knows, Edinburgh was 75% remain. SNP should return a shed-load of seats, but you just know if they lose e.g 5-6 it'll be 'Tory fightback' pish in the Scottish media. Would love to see Carmichael and Murray out though. More chance of Murray losing you'd imagine, but then again, nae idea. Sure we'll get a poll in the next few days! There is only 1 Border region btw, infuriating to an ex~doonhamer that a Scot thinks Dumfries is in the Borders [emoji3][emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 There is only 1 Border region btw, infuriating to an ex~doonhamer that a Scot thinks Dumfries is in the Borders [emoji3][emoji106] There's 2 Borders seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Oops my bad. Apologies !I see Tony Blair is rumoured to be backing the Lib Dems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Most of them had as much of a say in the matter as me. As much as the vast majority of scottish voters did.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleMoo Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 If we could empty this vile, lying sack of shit that would be just grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Most of them had as much of a say in the matter as me. How's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 How's that? Unless they'd been abroad over 15 years they could vote in the referendum.Same voice as me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I wouldn't vote tory because May is barren and has an old husband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Stephen Malkmus said: Possible squeaky bum time for Salmond? Should still take the seat but tactical voting will half his majority at least. % ± SNP Alex Salmond 27,717 47.7 +25.5 Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine 19,030 32.7 −3.3 Conservative Colin Clark 6,807 11.7 −7.0 Labour Braden Davy 3,441 5.9 −14.2 UKIP Emily Santos 1,166 2.0 He'll absolutely skull-f**k the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Me when I read Corbyn/Labour supporters on Twitter or Facebook giving it large about every vote for the SNP or the Greens being a 'vote for the Tories'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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