Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters can identify party leadership candidates

The research by More in Common said the party struggled with relatability, particularly in Liberal Democrat areas, by focusing on topics “which excite the base, or the highly politically engaged” but were distant from ordinary people’s lives.

  • Coffee Addict@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It said that in seats won by the Lib Dems “voters would explain that they were voting Lib Dem in these traditionally Tory strongholds because Ed Davey’s party just seemed more ‘normal’”.

    Yes.

    • inspectorst@feddit.ukMEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Ed maxed out on ‘centrist fun uncle’ energy. Genuinely one of the most effective 3rd party campaigns I’ve seen in British politics - hence resulting in the largest number of 3rd party MPs in a century.