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Originally Posted by Gayle
I don't think they will Eric. I think a new person, from either party, would stand a good chance. For example, this area is mostly a Labour voting area. Greg has held his seat for 19 years. People may be a bit dissolusioned with the the Labour party and even with Greg so might not have voted for him if he'd have stood BUT a new Labour candidate can wipe the slate clean to some degree.
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Sorry Gayle, but a new Labour candidate, in any way shape or form, is going to have a hell of a struggle to overcome the national situation.
New Labour went when Tony Blair went off the scene, the dregs that are left in charge have some grovelling to do before the electorate are convinced that they will tell the truth in the future.
How the hell can you wipe the slate clean when our lads are dying in Afghanistan
How the hell can you wipe the slate clean when pensioners have lost thousands of pounds on private pensions
How the hell do you explain to people who have lost thousands with the Bank collapse through mismanagement
How the hell do you explain why so many people have lost their jobs because THE ECONOMYS ON ITS ARSE
You can fool some of the people some of the time, but not people all of the time.