Category: News
Date: 03.03.2006
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An exclusive 91Èȱ¬ TWO Daily Politics poll conducted in the immediate aftermath of the Liberal Democrat leadership contest suggests a general lack of interest in the contest among voters in the top 20 Liberal Democrat target seats.
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More than three quarters of voters polled said they we're 'only slightly interested' or 'not at all interested' - with suprisingly less than a quarter of Liberal Democrat voters 'very interested' in the contest.
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Only 19 per cent of those polled could see Sir Menzies Campbell as a future Prime Minister, and nearly 59% disagreed with the statement 'I can see Ming Campbell as a potential Prime Minister'.
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This compares with 60 per cent who could see Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, as a potential Prime Minister and 49% who could see David Cameron, Conservative Party leader, as a potential Prime Minister.
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Only 19 per cent said they were more likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats with Sir Menzies as leader.
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This compares with 28 per cent who said they were more likely to vote Labour with Gordon Brown as leader (67% disagreed) and 30% who said they were more likely to vote Conservative with David Cameron as leader (64% disagreed).
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Forty-five per cent of voters still think of the Conservatives as the 'nasty party'.
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Notes to Editors
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The poll was conducted by Populus straight after the announcement of the new Liberal Democrat leader on Thursday 2 March.
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The sample size was 500 targeted in the top 20 Liberal Democrat target seats (top ten Labour held and top ten Conservative held).
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