In the constituency section of the ballot, Scots need to rally to either the Labour Party (in most instances) or in some seats the Liberal Democrats to defeat the SNP contender. That party should not emerge as the largest one in the next Parliament... The Tories stand no realistic chance in at least 67 and possibly 70 of these 73 constituencies. The Centre Right must be ready to vote tactically.
On the second ballot, though, it is important that moderate centre-left voters reciprocate. The Scottish Tories are far from a perfect vehicle for market economics but they do, most of the time, approach politics from that perspective.
Tories vote for Labour on the constituency vote, while Labour voters opt for Tory on the regional list? It'll never happen. Sometimes, newspapers can be too damn clever for their own good.
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"That party should not emerge as the largest one in the next Parliament..."
Wow, such disdain, such latent anger. What is it these people are so afraid of? The SNP have run a blindingly good campaign, Alex is clearly a better candidate for First Minister and independence is a minute possibility.
The pro-unionists have little to worry about and there isn't a polciy of the SNP's that deserves such scaremongering.
I honestly don't get it...
As for tactical voting, I think they're saying that if Labour win enough FPTP seats then voting Labour again is pointless, so vote Tory because they have a lot to offer, even if they are only going to get 17-18 seats.
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