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Originally Posted by HarryT
Eg, where I live, we used to have an absolutely excellent MP who was superb in supporting local issues. I always used to vote for him, because I respected him as a person even though I strongly disagreed with the policies of the party that he represented. Now he's retired, though, I've changed my vote, because his replacement is just a party "yes man" without a mind of his own.
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Sadly, I think that makes you fairly unique, both in the UK and US -- you thought about who to vote for on the basis of how well they would (in your opinion) do the job. It seems most people vote on a "tribal" basis most of the time. This gives the parties the ability to ignore, or marginalise, their views and opinions. All of a sudden the swing minorities are the only ones voting. I'd love to know how to solve that one.