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Originally Posted by jaysay
Praying for defeat, your joking, no need to pray  |
From talking to people door-to-door it seems that only the hardline supporters are aware of the fiasco going on regarding the selection in Hyndburn, which is a remarkably small number.
The majority of people have picked a badge (for whatever reason) and are sticking with it. Trying to persuade people to see the person beyond the badge is the hard part and I'm afraid I don't believe anything is a foregone conclusion at this stage.
I fully support Graham and his campaign. He's born and bred in the area, got completely the right idea about Hyndburn and knows his public. He is the best man for the job and the Labour group has organised the canvassing in each ward far better and well in advance of the opposition but an awful lot of people still see Westminster and Hyndburn as the same thing when it comes to wearing a red badge.
Karen Buckley may have a tremendous disadvantage on the face of it having entered the race so late in the day but it would be arrogance to think that it will automatically sway the majority.