tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645562130515763605.post2725287796203940520..comments2023-10-03T18:12:26.203+01:00Comments on Axe of Reason: VoteSwap - Don't do it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645562130515763605.post-56036696718928732532015-04-21T23:17:02.944+01:002015-04-21T23:17:02.944+01:00Spot on: it's only by voting for what you beli...Spot on: it's only by voting for what you believe in that political pundits will be able to ascertain what people want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645562130515763605.post-19234413786609278322015-04-20T00:18:09.446+01:002015-04-20T00:18:09.446+01:00To be fair, though, the idea isn't just that y...To be fair, though, the idea isn't just that you vote tactically for Labour: it's that if you're in a Labour target seat you find a Labour voter in a Green target seat and agree to "swap" votes - ie. you cast their vote in your constituency and they cast yours in theirs. So the Green Party (if everyone behaves honourably) still get the same number of votes, and actually improves its chances of getting more MPs elected.<br /><br />There are potentially all sorts of flaws there, and I'm undecided whether the pros outweigh the cons, but to present the idea as simply "voting tactically for Labour instead of Green" is to misrepresent it.Nickhttps://twitter.com/nickautomaticnoreply@blogger.com