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Originally Posted by Livia
Time to stop calling UKIP a protest party. They are a real threat to the General Election now, and unless the other parties want them to sweep to victory next year they have to get their heads out of their arses. I've said for a long time that they will want to try to forge a link with the Tories. I think now it's Tories who will want to forge a link with UKIP.
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Hmm, I think that may backfire although we are in uncertain and unpredictable territory.
UKIP needs to take and hold votes from Labour too,any pact,deal or link with the Conservatives would I think anyway drive any usual/past Labour voters back to Labour.
A sort of love for UKIP from disgruntled Labour and Lib Dem voters would not extend to a strong link by them with the Conservatives.
For the Conservatives what would UKIP also demand as part of such a deal.
Interesting to see what comes about and I may well be wrong but I see any reported deal/link/pact between the Conservatives and UKIP as weakness by the Conservatives and I think the voters would see it that way too.
Also of course UKIP want no time wasted on re-negotiations or reforms they just want 'out' of the EU.
A lot of my family are traditional Conservative voters,however they dislike UKIP with a passion,any deal with UKIP would see their votes going elsewhere,I am sure of that.
One thing is for certain Livia, the 2015 election doesn't look like being a dull one.