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sniffer66
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firlandsfarm wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:08 am
sniffer66 wrote:
Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:19 pm
firlandsfarm wrote:
Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:06 pm

I missed that, where was that published? But I understand where you are coming from I have the same for Labour voters.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgqvj8dkz7o

The Fuhrage stated it himself, then parroted by the usual crowd, albeit with incomprehensible spelling and grammar
I've had a look at the article but cannot see anything in it that refers to average IQs ... not for any party's voters, not even Labour's!
???

We were talking about the tactical voting. The point being it seemed counter-productive for Reform voters to vote to get Starmer out when he stands less chance than Burnham in a GE. Seems an odd spin to me
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sniffer66 wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:25 am
firlandsfarm wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:08 am
sniffer66 wrote:
Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:19 pm


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgqvj8dkz7o

The Fuhrage stated it himself, then parroted by the usual crowd, albeit with incomprehensible spelling and grammar
I've had a look at the article but cannot see anything in it that refers to average IQs ... not for any party's voters, not even Labour's!
We were talking about the tactical voting. The point being it seemed counter-productive for Reform voters to vote to get Starmer out when he stands less chance than Burnham in a GE. Seems an odd spin to me
I wasn't! I was talking about unsubstantiated ridiculing. You referred to "the average IQ of a Reform voter". I asked for substantiation to which you gave the BBC article! So I questioned it ... I happen to agree with your analysis of the bi-election voting logic (if that was their thinking, we don't know, it could be that the Labour voters returned because they expected Labour under Burnham to be acceptable). And who's to say Burnham will run the country any better.
sniffer66
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firlandsfarm wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 9:25 am
sniffer66 wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:25 am
firlandsfarm wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:08 am

I've had a look at the article but cannot see anything in it that refers to average IQs ... not for any party's voters, not even Labour's!
We were talking about the tactical voting. The point being it seemed counter-productive for Reform voters to vote to get Starmer out when he stands less chance than Burnham in a GE. Seems an odd spin to me
I wasn't! I was talking about unsubstantiated ridiculing. You referred to "the average IQ of a Reform voter". I asked for substantiation to which you gave the BBC article! So I questioned it ... I happen to agree with your analysis of the bi-election voting logic (if that was their thinking, we don't know, it could be that the Labour voters returned because they expected Labour under Burnham to be acceptable). And who's to say Burnham will run the country any better.

Cross purposes then. I thought you were asking for proof of Reform's spin on the result - which I gave.

The "ridicule", or insight, is all mine :D

And for clarity, I'm not a Labour supporter
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Keir Starmer has resigned.
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