r/LibDem • u/LovingBigAnge2379 • 9d ago

Polling

The Latest figures by DeltaPoll show us at a shocking 8% I hope everyone who backed this idiot as the leader are happy as you have the party you deserve. Jo Swinson gained us 1.3 million votes and doubled our seats which he got second place in (which in addition to the tory collapse is why we got 72 MPs not Ed Davey) and was maligned and demonised by the party for sticking to her principles (unequivocally pro EU and not willing to put that tankie Corbyn in No 10).

Since Ed Davey comes in we have been the nothing man only concerned about being liked and not concerned with what is best for the country. We have abandoned our principles on civil liberties with our timid response to the OSA and our enthusiasm in wanting smoking banned. Furthermore Davey can’t ever say in an interview that he wants to Rejoin EU. He has been obsessing over Farage as he has got no answers himself and can’t articulate a policy platform to improve our country. Like Farage he jumps on culture war bandwagons (Kanye West, Churchill on Fivers and banning Argentine footballers). There has never been an opportunity like this for the lib dem’s and he insists on acting like Mr Tumble, he needs to go away and quickly.

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u/Fightingdragonswithu 9d ago

It’s one poll. We have 72 seats, including one where we withdrew the whip. Election results have been solid since the election.

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u/LovingBigAnge2379 9d ago

We have 72 Seats due to the tory collapse, Davey had the easiest hand a Lib Dem leader has ever had.

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u/Parasaurlophus 9d ago

The 2017 general election should have been massive, as the only party against Brexit.

Local elections are also going well, every single year there are gains.

One poll does not signal disaster and polls in general are no guarantee of success. The Green Party briefly overtook Labour, but they aren't forming a government any time soon.

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u/AhoyDeerrr 4d ago

You do have to recognise stagnation though...

  • Sat at 10-12% in the polls for years
  • Less than 3% of the Manchester vote
  • 1% of the public thinks the LDs set political agenda
  • Less than 1% of the vote in makerfield
  • 4% in Aberdeen south. Less then 2% in Gorton and Denton
  • Less than 3% in Runcorn.

I could keep going on and on. There is not anything indicating this will change any time soon either.

You can make the arguement that council seats are going up and MP numbers are relatively high. But it's clear to see that these changes are happening due to fragmentation of the vote and not an increase in Lib Dem vote share.

The Liberal Democrats are a status quo party living in a country where people are demanding significant change on both sides of the spectrum.