r/neoliberal • u/extraneous_parsnip Robert Caro • Jun 27 '24

Keir Starmer should be Britain’s next prime minister | The Economist endorses Labour for the first time since 2005 Opinion article (non-US)

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/06/27/keir-starmer-should-be-britains-next-prime-minister
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u/Sigthe3rd Henry George Jun 27 '24

Or, y'know, any Lab/Con constituency where the tories might get in if you vote lib dem. You're not gonna help the lib dems become opposition if you vote for them in like 80%+ of the country.

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u/Poiuy2010_2011 r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion Jun 27 '24

Tories are almost near a total wipeout. At what point do you stop tactical voting and just go for maximizing LibDem share? Seems to me like this is the perfect election for that.

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u/Sigthe3rd Henry George Jun 27 '24

Cause it's pointless and the only poll that matters is the vote.

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u/jaydec02 Trans Pride Jun 27 '24

Polls shape public opinion. If voter sentiment is that Labour is so guaranteed to win then people might vote for other parties feeling like it doesn’t matter because Labour is inevitable.

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u/Sigthe3rd Henry George Jun 27 '24

Well, quite, hence why i'd prefer it if people in Lab/Con seats voted Labour.