Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#41
My legs were not that good last night so stayed up and watch it happen UKIP done it with easy getting more then 3000votes over the blues, the reds also lost ground and LEB/DEM OUT OF IT WITH ONLY a few 100votes .
UKIP are now in 3rd place as a main party .As you know next year it happens all over again can UKIP hold the two seats they have again ? yes to that and more long side them KENT WILL BE THEIR POWER HOUSE .Not much more to say about this till the New year.But it is a big wake up call to the main two partys blues and reds and in my way of thinking they needed it now they are going to have to act on what the public say and not what they want to do or they will out on their own. They are there to act on what us the public want and do.
So well done to UKIP just hope the MPs that join up with UKIP ,well we wait and see. Thank you.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#42
Closer than I expected, not the euphoria that UKIP were hoping for today.
Audere est facere.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#43
They walked it .
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#44
I was expecting a much wider margin of victory as were the bookies who paid out over a week ago.
The blues will be confident of winning the seat back next May when the turnout will be a lot higher.
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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#45
Really?
Cameron said they'd throw the kitchen sink at this, he visited 5 times himself. No way will they be able to do that in May.
And what sort of candidate will they put up in May, I can't see anyone with ambition risking their career by taking on Reckless.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#46
Nothing can be taken away from UKIP's victory, 271 on their winnable list after all.
Next May will be very different when traditional red and blue voters return to their parties and the blue candidate(who I thought seemed highly capable) will not be encumbered with Dave and his cronies upsetting the locals.
Reckless is not highly regarded locally like Carswell in Clacton and I fully expect the blues to regain the seat.
Jan Higgins
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#47
I would have thought that Red and Yellow would be worried the most come May, they have to win back their supporters from those that switched to UKIP .
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#48
Jan Higgins wrote:I would have thought that Red and Yellow would be worried the most come May, they have to win back their supporters from those that switched to UKIP .
And the Tories don't?
Audere est facere.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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#49
UKIP were not as far ahead as expected so the Blues have not got as much of a problem as the Reds, who got less votes than I thought they would.
All parties must be worried but a lot can happen prior to next May.
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Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#50
Blues vote 14% down Reds 11% down ?
Audere est facere.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#51
Both the by elections would have been more of a pointer if it was not the previous sitting MP standing, certainly all to play for next year
Audere est facere.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#52
Just had my email all members got thanking us for the support over last night win,must say as a person I did nothing but the letter goes out to all members from the leader
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#53
You've spent the last 2 years slaging ukip of
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#54
If you mean me sir its not the party.+I think you have it round the wrong way.END.