So even with the negative press that Nick Clegg was getting prior to the debate he’s again come out on top!
The following images are from http://electwits.co.uk and show that Nick Clegg’s dominating at the moment:
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With a total of 31,682 posts (15k more than before the debate) the LibDem online chat pretty much mirrors the Sentiment graph from http://electwits.co.uk
And the individual sentiment charts support that the LibDems are out on top:
What’s really interesting is that the number of positive posts relating to the LibDems outnumbers Labour’s by 4:1 (approx) and the Conservatives by 9:1 (approx)
…And finally
I know Gordon Brown admitted after the first debate that Nick Clegg had come out on top and said to wait until the next one… well, it’s not looking great for him at the moment – neither for David Cameron. They both must be thinking what have they got to do.
Interestingly, I wonder how this will affect the ‘official polls’ tomorrow – as I heard earlier today that the LibDems had been knocked back down into third again:
- Conservative 34%
- Labour 29%
- Liberal Democrat 28%
(sample size of about 1500 people)
So the consensus offline definitely isn’t reflectling the online one – and with the huge TV promotion to get people to register online (ended 2 days ago) I wonder if the political parties will have to start taking notice of what people are saying online and the sentiment* %s…
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[*Online sentiment is at best only 60% accurate, as separting posts containing irony and sarcasm into their 'real' meaning isn't undertaken]
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Ive voted in a good few elections and the thing I always seem to remember most is that no matter what the press say or what the polls come out with day after day, it never usually turns out how they expect. We either get a totally 'shock' result or the voting numbers are very low and apathy sets in.
Then there are those who think they can vote 'tactically'. What nonsense. Tactical votes never work. In fact its a waste of a vote to do that. People faught in wars so we could vote, as Rob Cameron said in his post for you. Use your vote wisely-you only get one.
Many folks prefer not to air their views in public and keep their thoughts to themselves until polling day- which often changes the result.
Also just because someone 'performs' well on the telly it does not mean they have their policies right.I wish politicians would cut the flim flam and tell us what we are REALLY voting for in terms of policies.
Im not anti Clegg, but I do get frustrated when it becomes a popularity contest- much like it was when Tony Blair was voted in. It was largely about change and popularity not about what their policies were or what they planned to do with the countries' finances etc.
Gordon Brown was not 'voted' in at all, he got the job by default- how was that a democratic process? It begs the question, if Labour had him as leader at the last election, would they have got in for the next term of office? Makes you wonder eh?