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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
I'll even go so far as to say....if it hadn't of been for Corbyn and his lack of appeal regarding defence, Labour might well have been in with a decent chance of snatching victory.
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Maybe, maybe not in certain cases. The analysis for Scotland suggests that SLab did well
because of Corbyn rather than any innate qualities it had itself. In other words, the UK Labour manifesto appealed to many yes voters, particularly young ones.
I think what that indicates is that traditional Labour support in Scotland
is indeed at the far left end of the party's support. I would actually say that Mhairi Black would be more at home in the Labour party than the Nats, it's just that Labour isn't left wing enough for her! But we all know that the Clyde Valley is pretty hard left by tradition - Red Clydeside and all that.
As for the North East... I wrote that Aberdeen North would stay SNP, I was right. I also remember posting this a while ago:
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Originally Posted by MGR1
The simplest way to put it would be: the North East of Scotland voted SNP because Glasgow voted Labour. Now that Glasgow is voting for the SNP, the North East will start voting for someone else! It's also a former Unionist stronghold, so swinging back to the Tories is not outwith the realm of fiction.
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Again I was right
and it happened in some style unseating both Robertson and Salmond. No one expected Fat Eck to be turfed out so the SCons are right to be happy. Apart from Aberdeen North the NE is a sea of blue.
Mike.