Comments on: Voting over – but will the race come down to MPs’ second preferences? https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: Adrian White https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-4/#comment-55362 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:35:18 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-55362 Andrew Gwynne put Ed M 2nd Pref I think

]]> By: Liz McShane https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-3/#comment-54978 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:49:33 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54978 Free – d – I hope that wasn’t a freudian slip (‘Ed as fist pref)’……!

]]> By: Free_d https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-3/#comment-54953 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:09:01 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54953 Austin Mitchell wrote in the Times today that although he nominated Andy Burnham “to get him in the game” he would be voting Ed as fist pref and David second.

]]> By: Robert https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-3/#comment-54880 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:57:18 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54880 Does it matter it will be the same again with Blair’s smug face telling us new Labour is alive and well , which sadly it will be.

It’s a pity really but right now the best we can hope for is that the Tories will pull the country out of the mess, the liberals will get back to being liberals and Labour stay out of power until we get fed up with the concervatives.

Politics at it’s best

]]> By: Billy Blofeld https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-3/#comment-54876 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:14:05 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54876 Personally I’m willing Ed Miliband on for 2 reasons:

1. He will take Labour further left.

2. It will demonstrate the lunacy of the voting system.

]]> By: Isabelle https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-3/#comment-54861 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:33:24 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54861 joan walley also gave 1st pref to Ed Miliband

]]> By: Midland Lad https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-2/#comment-54776 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:09:34 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54776 Ian Austin will be 2nd preferencing David Miliband. Tom Watson will be 2nd preferencing Ed Miliband, as will be Sharon Hodgson.

]]> By: Brian Gilmore https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-2/#comment-54772 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:41:21 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54772 Sheila Gilmore held an open ‘primary’ amongst labour voters in Edinburgh East and as a result has placed her 1st preference vote for David illiband

]]> By: Samuel Tarry https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-2/#comment-54781 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:14:29 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54781 RT @leftfootfwd: Voting over – but will the race come down to MPs’ second preferences? http://bit.ly/aIcmQ9 @DMiliband or @Ed_Miliband?

]]> By: Arminius https://leftfootforward.org/2010/09/voting-over-but-will-the-race-come-down-to-mps%e2%80%99-second-preferences/comment-page-2/#comment-54762 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:48:25 +0000 https://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=20037#comment-54762 I believe Kate Green will put Ed Miliband and Paul Goggins will put David; this isn’t a guarantee but a fairly reliable rumour!

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