tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post1579300665805035450..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: What an incredible waste of the Tories timeNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-28429944036292882662009-07-20T21:43:52.056+01:002009-07-20T21:43:52.056+01:00Anyone who doubts the "Gibson effect" sh...Anyone who doubts the "Gibson effect" should look at the swing Labour got in Norwich North in 1992 - the first time Gibson was candidate. Back in 1987 Labour nearly finished thirdDannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-35147103586279607442009-07-18T23:44:42.282+01:002009-07-18T23:44:42.282+01:00"I think there are a large number of floating..."I think there are a large number of floating voters here because lots of people were happy Ian Gibson voters so they suddenly became floating voters."<br /><br />Nich, I think the way the Ian Gibson was treated has ensured that Labour will lose. The Labour party have underestimated his popularity locally.Nullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097211775158236323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-8361865837706677992009-07-18T23:11:05.955+01:002009-07-18T23:11:05.955+01:00I agree. Locally people were Gibson voters, not La...I agree. Locally people were Gibson voters, not Labour. The sacking of Gibson pulled the rug from beneath these people. This is why Labour are in for a hammering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-74926094571277202142009-07-18T22:51:14.708+01:002009-07-18T22:51:14.708+01:00Oddly I've heard of other areas where the Tori...Oddly I've heard of other areas where the Tories think it's tremendously amusing to stuff leaflets through the door of the candidate, councillor or MP and no-one else in the area. <br /><br />Quite what they think they're achieving by it is anyone's guess.Costigan Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258059903562611509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-62263464962585335892009-07-18T22:20:02.495+01:002009-07-18T22:20:02.495+01:00I think there are a large number of floating voter...I think there are a large number of floating voters here because lots of people were happy Ian Gibson voters so they suddenly became floating voters.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-47796888241096902922009-07-18T22:15:32.874+01:002009-07-18T22:15:32.874+01:00I just wonder how many floating voters there are i...I just wonder how many floating voters there are in any constituency when an election is called. I've been a floating voter in my time, but I've always decided how to vote sometime before the election, and to me, leaflets are a waste of time. <br />In my wife's case, all they have ever done is to put her off a candidate - "I don't like the look of him" (don't put in a photo!) or "I didn't know he was a (insert occupation), I'm not voting for one of them". And as we usually manage to negate each other's vote ......!Brian E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-80499222155278245082009-07-18T21:32:17.989+01:002009-07-18T21:32:17.989+01:00Electoral rollElectoral rollNich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-88259802109071461102009-07-18T21:28:57.718+01:002009-07-18T21:28:57.718+01:00Now, that's what I call being a political heav...Now, that's what I call being a political heavyweight, Nich. But, how do they know where you live?Nullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097211775158236323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-79589829294014849962009-07-18T21:02:09.307+01:002009-07-18T21:02:09.307+01:00Gosh! Are the Tories standing in this by-election?...Gosh! Are the Tories standing in this by-election? I never realised. I'm going to vote for them now. Thanks.I always used to vote with my feet, but it took way too long to make a neat crosshttp://chrispaul-labouroflove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-51615587535294093202009-07-18T19:29:05.487+01:002009-07-18T19:29:05.487+01:00If they only printed one copy and posted it to you...If they only printed one copy and posted it to you in hope that you will scan it for them, they spared a lot of paper and other resources. Do they believe, though, that your blog is so widely readen in Norwich, that publishing a leaflet in it compensates leafleting neighborhoods? On the other hand, maybe they are right, maybe people are already sick and tired to the many leaflets they get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-74962405838999825222009-07-18T19:25:27.185+01:002009-07-18T19:25:27.185+01:00If I have understood you correctly Nich then they ...If I have understood you correctly Nich then they have specifically targetted you because you are a well known blogger in the hope that you will publicise their leaflets a bit more!?<br /><br />Very ill-advised I would say (and has backfired) and as you say, a waste of time and energy in all senses of the word.Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-64137154210699412472009-07-18T18:35:09.013+01:002009-07-18T18:35:09.013+01:00Wow, Total waste of time, what are they on. Why do...Wow, Total waste of time, what are they on. Why do they care about you getting a leaflet anyway I mean its the votes that count are Norfolk Blogger readers really going to change there vote if you get a leaflet... NO!<br /><br />Madness total Madnessdazmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859994295771083457noreply@blogger.com