New Posts For Thread: Kier Starmer on Andrew Marr.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marrThought he came over really well and quite sensible, perhaps there's a hope for the Labour party after all.As I say Boris only got just over half of eligible voters. It's pretty standard stuff.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123941#559123941As I say Boris only got just over half of eligible voters. It's pretty standard stuff.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:49:54 -0500Leadership Election TurnoutsLabour 2020 - 62.6%Labour 2016 - 77.6%Labour 2015 - 76.3%Labour 2010 - 71.7%Tories 2019 - 87.4%Maybe Labour supporters just aren't all that interested.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123875#559123875Leadership Election TurnoutsLabour 2020 - 62.6%Labour 2016 - 77.6%Labour 2015 - 76.3%Labour 2010 - 71.7%Tories 2019 - 87.4%Maybe Labour supporters just aren't all that interested.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:44:27 -0500At the end of the day, just over half of tory members voted for Boris. That doesn't mean those that didn't vote for him, oppose him.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123869#559123869At the end of the day, just over half of tory members voted for Boris. That doesn't mean those that didn't vote for him, oppose him.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:43:58 -0500I never voted,wouldv'e voted starmer if pushed.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123851#559123851I never voted,wouldv'e voted starmer if pushed.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:41:39 -0500lybertyne • April 5, 2020 10:32 PM BSTBear in mind that those eligible to vote are interested enough in politics to sign up as a member of the party. It's not like a General Election where people who have no concern at all for politics have the pohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123787#559123787lybertyne • April 5, 2020 10:32 PM BSTBear in mind that those eligible to vote are interested enough in politics to sign up as a member of the party. It's not like a General Election where people who have no concern at all for politics have the poSun, 05 Apr 2020 16:35:58 -0500So you are saying that every member that didn't vote opposes Starmer?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123775#559123775So you are saying that every member that didn't vote opposes Starmer?Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:34:56 -0500Bear in mind that those eligible to vote are interested enough in politics to sign up as a member of the party. It's not like a General Election where people who have no concern at all for politics have the power to vote. 100% turnout is unlikely bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123743#559123743Bear in mind that those eligible to vote are interested enough in politics to sign up as a member of the party. It's not like a General Election where people who have no concern at all for politics have the power to vote. 100% turnout is unlikely bSun, 05 Apr 2020 16:32:56 -0500Were you expecting every member to vote? Never happens, not in leadership elections or general elections for that matter.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123627#559123627Were you expecting every member to vote? Never happens, not in leadership elections or general elections for that matter.Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:19:27 -0500He got 56% of votes cast. 37% of those eligible to vote didn't bother, so in total Starmer has the direct support of just 35% of his party. His vote count is 54% that of Tony Blair's in 1994 (275,780 vs 507,950).https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123619#559123619He got 56% of votes cast. 37% of those eligible to vote didn't bother, so in total Starmer has the direct support of just 35% of his party. His vote count is 54% that of Tony Blair's in 1994 (275,780 vs 507,950).Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:17:22 -0500Quietly impressed by Starmer,he will appeal to many that were repelled by the Labour hatred and vitriole. His principal test will be putting Momentum back out of sight,disappointed that Marr never asked him about the Labour MP attending a funeral inhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31640549/kier-starmer-on-andrew-marr?post_id=559123297#559123297Quietly impressed by Starmer,he will appeal to many that were repelled by the Labour hatred and vitriole. His principal test will be putting Momentum back out of sight,disappointed that Marr never asked him about the Labour MP attending a funeral inSun, 05 Apr 2020 15:38:06 -0500