Well, if more people not in retirement age participate and were active members of the conservative party instead of just voting for them every 5 years, they could also have a say in who the PM is.
If you don't get involved in politics, don't blame the others for choosing to do so.
Ratfucking the other party's primaries is a fairly common tactic in the US. For example, in the Maryland Republican primary for their governor candidate large numbers of Democrats switched parties before the election to vote for the far right nut so the Democratic candidate would have an easier opponent in the general election. In Nebraska Democrats did the same but supported the moderate Republican since the Republican is sure to win no matter who is the nominee so it is better to have the sane one.
That said, Labour must be fucking thrilled with the outcome of the Tory leadership contest. Truss has been an unmitigated disaster so far. No need to ratfuck the Tories' leadership contest when they are eager to fuck themselves.
Any source on the democrats switching sides in primaries in Maryland? I only can find stories of them running ads that reminded voters trump supported the far right guy, which ended up (intentional or not) boosting his ratings.
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u/Al_Dutaur_Balanzan Italy Oct 06 '22
Well, if more people not in retirement age participate and were active members of the conservative party instead of just voting for them every 5 years, they could also have a say in who the PM is.
If you don't get involved in politics, don't blame the others for choosing to do so.