LibDems in Grave Situation
Adrian Graves says the election of David Cameron as Tory leader marked "a fundamental shift in both the direction and political atmosphere within the Tory Party." The LibDems faced a "nightmare scenario" after the next election of a hung Parliament with "yet another, weaker Labour administration, led by Gordon Brown, propped up by Hughes-led, left-sympathetic Liberal Democrats".Translation: "I think they'll give me a winnable seat."LibDems will try to paint him out as a nobody, they have already Stalinistically erased his biography and picture from their website.
It gets worse, the Guardian has a focus group giving Hughes the thumbs up by a wide margin against Ming and Whuhne. Whuhne was recognised by only 9 people in the survey.
If Hughes wins, the LibDems face annihilation by the Tories in southern England, something that focuses the mind of LibDem MPs, but doesn't seem to bother the weirdie beardie membership. They'll be breaking out the champagne at CCHQ before lunch...
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Another straw in the wind for the Tories: central London has just recorded its coldest night since Blair came to power. The sun is no longer shining from his fundament, and his next-door neighbour isn't much help either. With Hughes in the CE's office at Cowley Street the scene will be set for a Cameron Spring.
9 people? That's more than would have recognised Aiden Greaves from a random sample of 90 LibDem members...
Senior Lib Dem MPs were warned that Hughes might win in a situation like this back in November. Despite a massive campaign for a King Ming coronation among the shadow cabinet, they messed it up.
I wonder how many of the Kennedy Killers would've sheathed their knives if they had thought Simon would win....
The Kennedy Killers were surely not that stupid. Given that they must have known there was a chance Hughes would win, it follows that they must have decided that, on balance, this would be a less-worse outcome than Kennedy staying on.
I don't necessarily agree with Guido that a Hughes victory would be any more or less damaging to the Lib Dems in Southern England than a Campbell win. Campbell is a Scot like CK, while Hughes is a Londoner, so there are probably some floating voters out there who would be more likely to vote Lib Dem if Hughes were to become leader.
Paul
Campbell is a Scot but he is a very cultured Scot, nice and middle class I think he would work okay in southern England. Hughes is regarded as beardie sandal brigade at heart - not what the electorate want but precisely what activists want...
He been around so long and always 'worked' the activist base - much more so that Ming the Mericless
It's a pity Charlie Kennedy didn't submit his nomination papers just before today's deadline. Under the current circumstances he'd walk it.
There is this constant mantra trotted out by commentators that we'd be destroyed in the South with Hughes. But people have to remember there's a difference between the West Country and South East.
With the Libs percieved as to the left of Labour last time around, we struggled in the South East. Yet we consolidated our support in the West Country.
Hughes would also be an alternative. He is charismatic and recognisable.
However I would be worried about any skeletons in the cupboard. But as the media haven't dragged anything massive up yet, I wouldn't be too concerned.
Sorry I meant to add that as we don't have a huge amount of seats in the South East anyway, it'd be alright. Although some of our MPs in SW London might be a bit worried.
And I thought Lembit was meant to be the one with the curse, T...
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