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Originally posted by Docker:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by ACou2000:
hold on. of course he's going to try and pick the moment his party can be most successful. how the hell else do you expect him to be?
the 'fact' that he initially wanted an early election in itself was him "wanting the job" for longer... he thought if he could win an election early on then that would give him 'his' term in office.
so why the hell didn't you mind that decision, but suddenly hate it when he decides against it based on the way things panned out? it's just sense on his part.
But when you tell the press one thing and then do the opposite, especially in regards to something as important as calling an election, bells are going to start ringing. </BLOCKQUOTE>
It happens. He's not going to go ahead with a decision just because it's been leaked to the BBC or whatever, if the latest information he receives suggests it wouldn't be wise to do so.
Still makes no sense to DEMAND an election early now, just because that was a potential plan initially. For what purpose?
10-12-2007, 02:07 PM
Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #32
who remembers when the tories were calling for a election as soon as brown took power? because it was wrong to have a leader who hadn't been directly elected, or some such ****.
then the tories took a dive in the polls, and suddenly they went a bit quiet about having an election, and labour started to think it might be a good idea.
then the tories had a rise in popularity after the conference season, and suddenly labour are weak for not calling an election that they had hinted they might.
then an internet poll came along and the country was ok!!!!!1
10-12-2007, 02:09 PM
Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #34
Still makes no sense to DEMAND an election early now, just because that was a potential plan initially. For what purpose?
You're missing the whole point of this, GB was going to call a snap election as they thought the time was right.
The PM's office notified the press to this situation and so the story started to run.
The polls then swung away and it seemed that he may not get the majority he expected and so he walked away.
He chickened out, plain and simple, and the press have picked this up and are going to hammer him for it.
10-12-2007, 02:13 PM
Petition the Prime Minister to Hold a general election in 2007 Post #40
why not make it worthwhile and petition for annual elections
Nothing would ever get done then because as soon as you have won the election you are basically a few months later starting your campaign for the next one. Certainly no controversial bill will ever get passed I would have thought?
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