'Special' relationship back on

[HairyArsedBloke]

I exactly opposed his view that Cameron is a newly elected leader - he isn't elected like Obama to lead, it just so happens he is head of the party that people voted for.

However, the PM is head of government. Queenie said, "Young David, can you have a go at forming a government, dearie? That 'orrid sweaty has jacked it in. I never liked 'im. I bet he was a kiddie fidler".

[TimberWolf]

There are maybe 10-15% swing vote that they need to get in UK and maybe 5% in the USA and that's what it is all about.


My experience with politics goes much deeper than you think

Does that 10-15% include people that don't necessarily vote (~40%)?

What percentage of those 10-15% vote based it on personality (of the leaders) and what percentage on policy or both? I would normally vote Tory (core), Cleggs honesty (personality) was slightly more appealing than Cameron's, but Cleggs policies were less appealing. So personality and policy were factors in my decision making. I didn't vote.

[AtW]

Does that 10-15% include people that don't necessarily vote (~40%)?

I am talking about 10-15% of those who vote, those who don't clearly don't give a tulip about result and thus outside of the equation.

[TimberWolf]

I know that FFS, look at what TimberCub posted:

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I exactly opposed his view that Cameron is a newly elected leader - he isn't elected like Obama to lead, it just so happens he is head of the party that people voted for.

People do get upset if you change the leader of the party that they voted for, even if they might have voted for that party with a different leader anyway. It could be that the stats you quote are misleading though. If election results only swing by 15% max as you say, it doesn't necessarily follow that only 15% of people are floating voters, it might be that 30% changed party in one direction while 45% went another. That's an extreme example of course, the true picture would be too complex for you to understand

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President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he told new British Prime Minister David Cameron he remained committed to a "special relationship" between their countries and looked forward to seeing Gary Mckinnon on the next flight over.