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Scotish Bye Election Result

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  • 11-02-2006 4:29pm
    #1
    Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭


    It looks as Gordon Brown has been a big looser on this one.

    I think Blair is safer.

    David Cameron did not do well at all.

    But I feel that he is winning over middle England.


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    #2
    Ray777
    Closed Accounts Posts: 350 ✭✭Ray777


    I wouldn't read too much into by-elections, tbh. Brown is still a dead cert to replace Blair, and while he's undoubtedly not as charismatic, his reputation hasn't been tarnished by the Iraq war fiasco and he is therefore a safer bet for the next election. Hilary 'I'm not a Bennite' Benn would clearly be the best choice as their next leader, but sadly that won't happen.

    As for the Tories, Scotland is a bit of a lost cause for them anyway.


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    DublinWriter
    Registered Users Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Ruling parties rarely win by-elections.

    As for Cameron, I don't really know if he call pull an election win off. Yes he's young, but he's not as charasmatic as Blair was in 1997.


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